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FZNT24 KNHC 051449
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-052130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 05 2010

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES OVER SW GULF COAST AT 19.5N95.5W 1007 MB 
NEARLY STATIONARY THIS MORNING EXPECTED TO BEING MOVING TOWARD 
THE N-NW TONIGHT JUST OFFSHORE OF THE MEXICAN COASTLINE AND MOVE 
INLAND NEAR 25N98W MON NIGHT. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR THIS LOW TO 
DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE. A BROAD TROUGH EXTENDING N FROM 
THE LOW TO THE NW GULF WILL ALSO MOVE NW ACROSS W WATERS. STRONG 
PRES GRADIENT TO THE E OF THE LOW AND TROUGH WILL PRODUCE FRESH 
SOUTHERLY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS SHIFTING NW WITH THESE 
FEATURES THROUGH TUE. A STALLED WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE FAR 
N GULF WILL DISSIPATE EARLY MON. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE 
N GULF TUE THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-052130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 05 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 
WINDS S OF 26N W OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER 
NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 
25 KT W OF 94W LATE MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE MORNING. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 94W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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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GMZ082-052130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 05 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT 
BUILDING 4 TO 8 FT LATE. WIND ANS SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS 
SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS.  
.TONIGHT...W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E 
OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT WITHIN 90 
NM E OF LOW. S OF 21N SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SEAS 5 TO 9 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF TROUGH EARLY MON N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 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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GMZ084-052130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 05 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N VARIABLE MAINLY NE TO E WINDS NEAR 10 
KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS 
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 27N 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. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.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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GMZ086-052130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 05 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27.5N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT OR LESS. S OF 27.5N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WIND AND 
SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 
15 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS 
N OF 28N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO S 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 STRIPLING