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

GMZ089-030930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 02 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER N COASTAL WATERS 
FRI AND DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS S ACROSS N 
WATERS SUN THROUGH THU. WEAK LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER THE SW GULF 
NEAR 21N95W SUN AND DRIFTS NW TO 23N97W MON AND INLAND NEAR 
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS TUE.

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GMZ080-030930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 02 2010

.TONIGHT....E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILD TO 6 
TO 8 FT S OF 28N W OF 94W TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 
92W.

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GMZ082-030930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 02 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 92W SAT AND SAT NIGHT. 
.SUN...WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 92W.
.MON...WITHIN 60 NM NE QUADRANT OF LOW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 120 NM OF LOW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE SW OF LOW CENTER W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. REMAINDER AREA E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT S OF 22N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS W OF 94W.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 23N W OF 
94W AND 3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 
22N W OF 94W.

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GMZ084-030930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 02 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE 
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. FROM 24N TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
24N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR 
FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 
25N TO 28N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT SAT 
AND SAT NIGHT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 
15 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING E TO SE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-030930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 02 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER