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FZNT24 KNHC 042102
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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. 

GMZ089-050330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SAT SEP 04 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT OVER THE NE GULF ALONG 29N E OF 
90W TONIGHT GRADUALLY DRIFTS N AND DISSIPATES THROUGH MON. A 
SURFACE TROUGH IS OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FROM 27N90W TO 24N94W 
TO 19N95W TONIGHT. THE TROUGH DRIFTS W TO 96W S OF 25N MONDAY... 
AND TO 98W S OF 25N TUE. THE TROUGH CONTINUES INLAND TO THE 
FOOTHILLS OF THE SIERRA MADRE MOUNTAINS TUE EVENING. HIGH PRES 
BUILDS ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF OF MEXICO GULF WATERS 
MON NIGHT THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-050330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SAT SEP 04 2010

.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH PERIODS OF 
WINDS 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.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 

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GMZ082-050330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT SEP 04 2010

.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 4 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.
.MON THROUGH TUE...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.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 92W.

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GMZ084-050330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT SAT SEP 04 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 29N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-050330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SAT SEP 04 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 29N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 29N 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.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...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 FORMOSA