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FZNT24 KNHC 040831
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 04 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. 

GMZ089-041530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 04 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL STALL FROM NW FLORIDA TO NE 
MEXICO TONIGHT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE SUN. A TROUGH OVER THE 
BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL DRIFT W AND INLAND MON NIGHT. HIGH PRES 
WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF WATERS MON NIGHT THROUGH WED.

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GMZ080-041530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 04 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT TUE AND WED. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS W PART. 

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GMZ082-041530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 04 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGHOUT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.MON...W OF TROUGH N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF TROUGH SE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 93W.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NE WITHIN 
90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 
TO 5 FT S OF 21N. ISOLATED TSTMS.

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GMZ084-041530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 04 2010

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...S OF 28N W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-041530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 04 2010

.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS FLORIDA STRAITS AND N PART.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON 
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 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 NELSON