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FZNT24 KNHC 011529
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 01 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. 

GMZ089-012130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 01 2010

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES EXTENDING FROM THE MID ATLC STATES SW 
ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL WEAKEN THROUGH SUN AS A WEAK COLD 
FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE FAR NE WATERS FRI AND SAT. A WEAK TROUGH 
WILL LINGER OVER THE SW GULF THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-012130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 01 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT....E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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GMZ082-012130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 01 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15  
KT EXCEPT N TO NE 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.

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GMZ084-012130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 01 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING  
TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 
5 TO 10 KT FRI...EXCEPT N OF 28N BECOMING NW FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT FRI. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...SHIFTING TO SE TO S FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 
3 FT FRI. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PORTION.
.SAT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. 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.
.SUN...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-012130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 01 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT... 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS S OF 27N.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 
VARIABLE THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 
FT THU NIGHT AND FRI. S OF 25N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTION. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PORTION.
.SAT AND SUN...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
NEAR 1 FT. 

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FORECASTER TH/WALLY BARNES