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FZNT24 KNHC 050914
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN SEP 05 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. 

GMZ089-051530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SUN SEP 05 2010

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE OVER SW GULF COAST AT 19N95.5W 1007 MB 
WILL MOVE NW ALONG THE COAST OF MEXICO TO A POSITION WELL INLAND 
MON NIGHT. THIS LOW MAY DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE. A 
TROUGH EXTENDING N FROM THE LOW WILL ALSO MOVE W THROUGH THE SW 
WATERS THROUGH MON ACCOMPANIED BY TSTMS. A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL 
DISSIPATE OVER THE NE GULF EARLY MON. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS 
THE ENTIRE GULF MON NIGHT THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-051530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN SEP 05 2010

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT BY 
MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 93W.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ082-051530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN SEP 05 2010

.TODAY...W OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT 
LATE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.  
.TONIGHT...W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E 
OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS.
.MON AND MON...W OF TROUGH EARLY MON N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N. 
SCATTERED TSTMS W PART.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-051530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT SUN SEP 05 2010

.TODAY...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
FROM 25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS SW WATERS.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-051530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SUN SEP 05 2010

.TODAY...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS S OF 26N.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON