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FZNT24 KNHC 262104
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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. 

GMZ089-270330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT THU AUG 26 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO LOW PRES 1010 MB AT 
25N95W THEN TO 18N94W DRIFTS W THROUGH FRI THEN MOVES INLAND AND 
DISSIPATES SAT. HIGH PRES BUILDS SW ACROSS AREA SAT THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-270330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT THU AUG 26 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 
TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. E OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  
SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 93W.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-270330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU AUG 26 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 
TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-270330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT THU AUG 26 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  

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GMZ086-270330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT THU AUG 26 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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