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FZNT24 KNHC 210847
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. 

GMZ089-211530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL MOVE S AND WEAKEN TUE AND 
WED. TROPICAL WAVE OVER BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE INTO INLAND 
MEXICO TONIGHT.  WEAK SURFACE TROUGH ENTERS N CENTRAL PORTION OF 
GULF MON AND BECOMES STATIONARY.

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GMZ080-211530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS SW TO W WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
W OF 94W VARIABLE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-211530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS TONIGHT AND SAT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN 
COAST NE 15 KT EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-211530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010

.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-211530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010

.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N W WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS