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FZNT24 KNHC 310313
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 30 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. 

GMZ089-310930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 30 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES EXTENDING FROM THE MID ATLC STATES SW 
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUE 
EVENING...THEN WILL WEAKEN WED THROUGH FRI AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM 
MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL U.S. AND EARL MOVES ACROSS THE SW N ATLC. 
A WEAK COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SINK S ALONG THE N GULF COASTS 
SAT.

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GMZ080-310930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 30 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BECOMING 
NE TO E NORTHWEST OF TROUGH THU THROUGH SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
AHEAD OF FRONTAL TROUGH FRI THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ082-310930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 30 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 
15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 10 
TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT 
EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT IN E SWELL NE PORTION. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH THU THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ084-310930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 30 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 24N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 T0 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NE 
PORTION. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL NE PORTION.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 
10 TO 15 KT THU THROUGH FRI...BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT S OF 
27N FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT FRI. S OF 25N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT THU...THEN 
BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 
TO 4 FT LATE THU AND FRI.
.SAT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.

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GMZ086-310930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 30 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH 
HIGHER GUSTS IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 
FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT WED NIGHT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT WED NIGHT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE THU...THEN BECOMING SW TO W FRI. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE THU AND FRI. S OF 25N E TO 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE N OF FRONT 
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING