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

GMZ089-020330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM 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 LATE FRI AND SAT. A WEAK 
TROUGH WILL LINGER IN THE SW GULF THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-020330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED SEP 01 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT....E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS TONIGHT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SAT AND SUN.
.MON...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-020330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED SEP 01 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...NE OF TROUGH SE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
WITH WINDS INCREASING TO 15 KT DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 6 
FT. SW OF THE TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.

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GMZ084-020330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT WED SEP 01 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 
23N SE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PORTION.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT DIMINISHING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 24N SE TO E WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S 
PORTION.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. BETWEEN 25N AND 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS S PORTION.
.SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS FAR N PORTION.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-020330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT WED SEP 01 2010

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 25N SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
.THU NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 25N SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
.FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 25N WINDS S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.  
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PORTION.
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS NEAR 1 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. 

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FORECASTER PAW