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FZNT24 KNHC 030858
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 03 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. 

GMZ089-031530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 03 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL OVER NE WATERS TONIGHT 
GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THROUGH SAT NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS S 
ACROSS N WATERS SUN THROUGH TUE. BROAD TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER 
THE SW GULF THROUGH MON NIGHT. 

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GMZ080-031530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 03 2010

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT TUE. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.

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GMZ082-031530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 03 2010

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S AND W PARTS. 
.SUN...W OF 95W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE 
TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS W OF 92W.
.MON...N OF 22N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS W OF 94W.
.TUE...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 
22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS 
FAR NW PART.

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GMZ084-031530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 03 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS 
N OF 26N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS N PART. 
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 
10 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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GMZ086-031530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 03 2010

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT OR LESS. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS FLORIDA STRAITS TODAY AND N PART TONIGHT AND SAT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS. ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON