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FZNT24 KNHC 021531
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. 

GMZ089-022130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 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 MON.

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GMZ080-022130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 02 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 4 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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS W PART.

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GMZ082-022130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 02 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 22N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT.  SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 
S OF 20N 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W PART.

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GMZ084-022130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 02 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N 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. SEAS 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 E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS 
THROUGHOUT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 
10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

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GMZ086-022130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 02 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 HOLLEY/SS