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FZNT24 KNHC 310844
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 31 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. 

GMZ089-311530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 31 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES EXTENDING FROM THE MID ATLC STATES SW 
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...THEN
WEAKEN WED THROUGH FRI AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES TO JUST N
OF THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. WEAK LOW PRES MAY FORM IN THE SW
GULF THU THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-311530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 31 2010

.TODAY THROUGH THU....E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
IN E SWELL. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR NW PART.

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GMZ082-311530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 31 2010

.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 
15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N.
.THU THROUGH SAT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT
NEAR YUCATAN COAST N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTM FAR SW PORTION.

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GMZ084-311530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 31 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 NE PORTION 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...AND
TO E 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE TO S FRI. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI.
.SAT...N OF 25N WINDS NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR N PORTION
SHIFTING TO SW TO W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PORTION.

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GMZ086-311530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 31 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT S OF 28N...AND
2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S 
TO SW 5 KT FRI. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
SUBSIDING TO 1 FT OR LESS N OF 25N...AND TO 1 TO 3 FT S OF 25N.
.SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N
S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY FAR N PORTION.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE