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

GMZ089-040930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 03 2010

.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE TROUGH CURRENTLY FROM 26N88W TO 23N93W TO 
18N94W WILL MOVE TO ALONG 94W S OF 25N SAT NIGHT...ALONG 96W S 
OF 25N SUN NIGHT...AND ALONG 97W S OF 27N MON NIGHT BEFORE 
MOVING INLAND. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL SINK SE ACROSS THE N 
WATERS SAT EVENING AND DISSIPATE SUN EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL 
BUILD OVER NE WATERS MON THROUGH WED.

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GMZ080-040930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 03 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
E TO SE SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF 93W TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
W OF 93W. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 
TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 93W.

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GMZ082-040930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2  TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 96W. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT NW 
WINDS S OF 21N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BECOMING SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 
NM E OF TROUGH S OF 23N LATE SAT AND SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WITHIN 90 NM E OF TROUGH S OF 23N. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 92W.
.MON...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
TROUGH N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM E OF TROUGH N OF 22N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 8 
FT N OF 23N. E OF TROUGH S OF 21N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE WITHIN 90 NM OF 
YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENING. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 
22N W OF 92W AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS W OF 95W.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE WITHIN 90 NM OF 
YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-040930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 03 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.MON AND TUE...E OF 88W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-040930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 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 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S OF 25N TONIGHT.
.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 INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.
.TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS S PART.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER