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FZNT24 KNHC 220858
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 22 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. 

GMZ089-221530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 22 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL MOVE S AS A WEAK 
SURFACE TROUGH MOVES INTO N CENTRAL GULF MON AND DISSIPATE TUE.  
ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS W ACROSS AREA WED AND THU ALONG 28N.

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GMZ080-221530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 22 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ082-221530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 22 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST NE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-221530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 22 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT.  S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.WED...N OF 28N SW WINDS 5 TO 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-221530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 22 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ENTIRE AREA.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N E WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT OR LESS. S OF 
26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS