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FZNT24 KNHC 270259
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. 

GMZ089-270930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 26 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING FRONTAL TROUGH FROM NEAR MOBILE BAY SW TO 
LOW PRES 1011 MB AT 22N95W THEN INLAND TO 18N93.5W WILL DRIFT W 
THROUGH SAT AND MOVE INLAND AND DISSIPATE SAT EVENING. HIGH PRES 
WILL BUILD SW ACROSS NE HALF OF AREA SAT THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-270930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 26 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE AND 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF TROUGH SE 
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
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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GMZ082-270930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 26 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 TO LOCALLY 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF TROUGH E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER 
NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.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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GMZ084-270930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 26 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS 
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.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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GMZ086-270930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 26 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT IN 
SW SWELL. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.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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