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FZNT24 KNHC 261519
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 26 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO LOW PRES 1010 MB AT 
25N95W THEN TO 18N94W DRIFT W THROUGH FRI THEN MOVE INLAND AND 
DISSIPATE SAT.  HIGH PRES BUILD SW ACROSS AREA SAT THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-262130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 26 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 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 92W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. E OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.  
SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 93W.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-262130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 26 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 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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GMZ084-262130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 26 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON 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...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-262130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 26 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N S 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 TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.

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WALLY BARNES