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FZNT24 KNHC 291528
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 29 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. 

GMZ089-292130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 29 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH MOVED OVER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS EARLY 
TODAY.  IN ITS WAKE HIGH PRES BUILD SW ACROSS AREA THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-292130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 29 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT.  S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N PORTION.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-292130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 29 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE AT 15 KT NEAR COAST 
OF YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 
KT E OF 93W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE.  
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-292130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 29 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N 
OF 26N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-292130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 29 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT 
IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. 
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES