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FZNT24 KNHC 050239
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-050930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 04 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK STATIONARY FRONT N OF 29N E OF 90W WILL 
DISSIPATE SUN. A SURFACE TROUGH FROM 26N89W TO 22N95W TO 19N95W 
WILL MOVE TO ALONG 96W S OF 26N ON SUN AFTERNOON...ALONG 97W S 
OF 27N MON AFTERNOON...AND INLAND OVER MEXICO AND S TEXAS TUE. 
HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS REMAINDER OF THE GULF MON NIGHT THROUGH 
THU.

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GMZ080-050930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 04 2010

.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT TUE AND SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 93W.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-050930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 04 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. E OF TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 75 NM E OF TROUGH S OF 22N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS S OF 23N W OF 92W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT S OF 23N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 23N. WITHIN 120 NM E OF 
TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF 
TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS W OF 92W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF TROUGH N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. WITHIN 60 NM E OF TROUGH FROM 21N TO 24N SE TO S WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W PART.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 22N AND 3 
TO 5 FT S OF 22N. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PART.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N AND 2 TO 4 FT S 
OF 22N.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-050930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 04 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 29N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT OR LESS. FROM 25N TO 29N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-050930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 04 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE 
MON AND MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 26N. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER