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FZNT24 KNHC 271517
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 27 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. 

GMZ089-272130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 27 2010

.SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH FROM MOBILE BAY SW TO 25N94W THEN S 
TO 19N94W DRIFT W THIS AFTERNOON INLAND TEXAS AND MEXICO COASTS 
LATE SAT.  HIGH PRES BUILD ACROSS N GULF THROUGH SAT NIGHT ALONG 
28N SUN THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-272130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 27 2010

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

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GMZ082-272130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 27 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF TROUGH.
.TONIGHT...E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 
96W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. 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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GMZ084-272130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 27 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

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GMZ086-272130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 27 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES