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FZNT24 KNHC 240308
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-240930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 23 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 26N94W TONIGHT IS 
FORCED S INTO SW GULF BY HIGH PRES BUILDING ACROSS N GULF FRI 
AND SAT.

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GMZ080-240930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 23 2010

.TONIGHT...SE OF TROUGH SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. NW OF 
TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS  
ALONG TROUGH.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 94W. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASE 
TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-240930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 23 2010

.TONIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-240930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 23 2010

.TONIGHT...SE OF TROUGH TO 23N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. NW OF 
TROUGH NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 28N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. NW OF TROUGH NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFT E TUE NIGHT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 28N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS OVER W PORTION NEAR TROUGH.
.THU...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-240930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 23 2010

.TONIGHT AND TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 28N.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 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 SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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WALLY BARNES