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FZNT24 KNHC 041524
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-042130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 04 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT SINKING INTO THE FAR N GULF WATERS 
THIS MORNING WILL STALL ALONG 29N LATE TONIGHT THEN GRADUALLY 
DRIFT N AND DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. A SURFACE TROUGH EXTENDING 
FROM NEAR TAMPA BAY W-SW TO NEAR 26N91W THEN BECOMING A BROAD 
TROUGH EXTENDING SW INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 19N95W WILL 
DRIFT N AND NW THROUGH MON NIGHT AND GRADUALLY MOVE INLAND... 
WITH ACTIVE WEATHER PERSISTING NEAR TROUGH. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD 
ACROSS THE GULF WATERS MON NIGHT THROUGH WED.

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GMZ080-042130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 04 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH 
PERIODS OF WINS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND 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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GMZ082-042130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 04 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT.  SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGHOUT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF TROUGH NW TO N 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 7 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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GMZ084-042130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 04 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N.
.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 27N 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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GMZ086-042130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 04 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON 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. SCATTERED TSTMS FLORIDA STRAITS. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N AND 10 TO 15 KT S OF 
26N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 4 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED  
TSTMS N PART.
.TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.  
ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING