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FZNT24 KNHC 230854
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON AUG 23 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. 

GMZ089-231530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT MON AUG 23 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 25N85W WILL 
DRIFT W AND EXTEND FROM W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO S TEXAS WED AND 
DISSIPATES THU AS ATLC HIGH PRES BUILDS WESTWARD ALONG 27N BY 
THU.

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GMZ080-231530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON AUG 23 2010

.TODAY...W OF 94W NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF TROUGH AND SE 
TO S E OF TROUGH. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-231530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON AUG 23 2010

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT TUE. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...WINDS SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-231530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT MON AUG 23 2010

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N WINDS S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 25N WINDS SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N WINDS E 
TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-231530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT MON AUG 23 2010

.TODAY...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 27N WINDS S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3  TO 
4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  SCATTERED 
TSTMS.
.WED...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N SE 
TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N WINDS E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 25N WINDS E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER DGS