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FZNT24 KNHC 020912
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU SEP 02 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. 

GMZ089-021530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU SEP 02 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE NE WATERS FRI 
AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD 
S ACROSS THE N WATERS SUN AND MON. BROAD LOW PRES WILL CONTINUE 
OVER THE SW GULF THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-021530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU SEP 02 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT....E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS LATE TONIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS W 
PART.

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GMZ082-021530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU SEP 02 2010

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGHOUT. 
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W PART.

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GMZ084-021530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU SEP 02 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. BETWEEN 27N AND 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.SAT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
BETWEEN 28N AND 24N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS
THROUGHOUT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 3 TO 5 FT.  

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GMZ086-021530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT THU SEP 02 2010

.TODAY...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.  
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.   
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED 
TSTMS. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS 
FLORIDA STRAITS. 

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FORECASTER NELSON