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FZNT24 KNHC 211524
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. 

GMZ089-212130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK 1018 MB HIGH NEAR 26N86W WILL SHIFT TO THE NW 
PORTION SUN...THEN GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. A WEAK 
SURFACE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE N CENTRAL WATERS MON 
MON AND INTO THE NW GULF TUE AND WED AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS 
WESTWARD ACROSS THE AREA ALONG 28N.

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GMZ080-212130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...HIGHEST W OF 93W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS SW TO W 10 KT...EXCEPT
E OF 93W NW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL. S OF 27N WINDS BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E OF 94W WINDS SHIFTING TO S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.WED...W OF 94W WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ082-212130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 94W MOVING INLAND TONIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN COAST NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE EVENINGS. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT E OF 93W SE 
TO S. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...E OF 93W WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-212130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
FROM 24N TO 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF
24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 
28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE 
WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-212130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 21 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
S OF 27N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT
OR LESS.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE