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FZNT24 KNHC 251518
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 25 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. 

GMZ089-252130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 25 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM NEAR FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO S TEXAS WILL 
DRIFT W AND EXTEND FROM MOBILE BAY TO 24N94W WED NIGHT THEN  
MOVE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH FRI AND MOVE INLAND EARLY 
SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SW ACROSS AREA BEHIND THE TROUGH LATE 
FRI THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-252130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 25 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF TROUGH S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.FRI...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS W OF 95W.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-252130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 25 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-252130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 25 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF TROUGH NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF TROUGH S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 
N OF 28N BECOMING W 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR YUCATAN COAST INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 27N SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 4 TO 
7 FT SUN.

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GMZ086-252130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 25 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT...BECOMING W 5 
TO 10 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT
N OF 27N LATE SAT INTO SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 27N 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN.

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MUNDELL