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FZNT24 KNHC 032103
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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. 

GMZ089-040330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT FRI SEP 03 2010

.SYNOPSIS...SFC TROUGH IS OVER THE SW GULF AND S MEXICO ALONG 
22N93W 16N93W. WEAK 1016 MB HIGH IS OVER THE NE GULF. A WEAK 
COLD FRONT WILL SINK S-SE ACROSS THE N WATERS SAT EVENING AND 
DISSIPATE BY SUN EVENING. LOW PRES WILL FORM OVER SW GULF SUN 
AND DRIFT NW INTO COASTAL MEXICO THROUGH TUE AND INLAND OVER S 
TEXAS WED. 

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GMZ080-040330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI SEP 03 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT MON AND LOCALLY 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 
TO 6 FT MON AND 7 TO 10 FT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS.
.WED...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.  E 
OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 93W.

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GMZ082-040330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI SEP 03 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...NW OF TROUGH NE TO N WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 95W N WINDS 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 
22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS 
FAR NW PART.
.WED...N OF 23N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 23N  
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS FAR NW PART.

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GMZ084-040330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI SEP 03 2010

.TONIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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. ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS 
N PART.

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GMZ086-040330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT FRI SEP 03 2010

.TONIGHT AND 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. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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. ISOLATED TSTMS 
N PART.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.

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FORECASTER FORMOSA