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FZNT24 KNHC 260904
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU AUG 26 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. 

GMZ089-261530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU AUG 26 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO  TO 24N96W WILL 
DRIFT W THROUGH LATE FRI THEN MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE SAT. 
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SW ACROSS AREA SAT THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-261530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 26 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE 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 THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-261530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU AUG 26 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. W OF 96W...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-261530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 26 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-261530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT THU AUG 26 2010

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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DGS