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FZNT24 KNHC 252126
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-260330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT WED AUG 25 2010

.SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDS FROM NEAR 29N88W TO WESTERN 
GULF NEAR 25N97W AND WILL DRIFT WESTWARD LATE FRI INTO SAT 
INTRODUCING E TO SE WINDS OVER MUCH OF THE GULF SAT AND SUN. 
HIGH PRESSURE FORECAST TO BUILD SW ACROSS AREA BEHIND THE TROUGH 
SAT THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-260330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED AUG 25 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E 
OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 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 AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W.
.SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-260330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED AUG 25 2010

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. W OF 94W...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-260330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT WED AUG 25 2010

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 
N OF 28N BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 
6 FT SUN.
.MON...NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 10 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-260330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT WED AUG 25 2010

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT N OF 27N EARLY SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 4 TO 
6 FT SUN N OF 27N.
.MON...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE 
TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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HUFFMAN