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FZNT24 KNHC 241458
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 24 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. 

GMZ089-242130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 24 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 26N90W WILL EXTEND 
FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 25N95W WED THEN MOVE INTO THE SW GULF FRI 
AND SAT.

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GMZ080-242130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 24 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF 94W. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NE 10 TO 15 KT. 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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GMZ082-242130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 24 2010

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

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GMZ084-242130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 24 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-242130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 24 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...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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MUNDELL