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FZNT24 KNHC 280302
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-280330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 27 2010

.SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL TROUGH FROM SE LOUISIANA SW TO 28N92W TO 
18N94W TONIGHT. N PORTION WILL DRIFT NW AS A WARM FRONT WHILE 
REMAINDER OF TROUGH DRIFTS W AND INLAND OVER TEXAS AND MEXICO 
COASTS THROUGH LATE SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SW ACROSS NE GULF 
SAT NIGHT AND ACROSS N HALF OF BASIN SUN THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-280330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 27 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG TROUGH.
.SAT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-280330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 27 2010

.TONIGHT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W 
OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-280330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 27 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS 
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.SAT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

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GMZ086-280330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 27 2010

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT THROUGH WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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