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FZNT24 KNHC 060901
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON SEP 06 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. 

GMZ089-061530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT MON SEP 06 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM HERMINE AT 21.6N 95.0W AT 4 AM CDT 
1001 MB MOVING N AT 7 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 
KT. THE IS FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 22.9N 
95.8W THIS AFTERNOON...NEAR 24.9N 97.2W TONIGHT AND INLAND NEAR 
26.8N 98.4W TUE AFTERNOON...CONTINUING NW AS A REMNANT LOW PRES 
ACROSS N MEXICO. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF WATERS TUE 
THROUGH FRI.

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GMZ080-061530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON SEP 06 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING S OF 28N W OF 95W...

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT BY NOON...THEN INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE 
WITHIN 90 NM NE AND 60 NM SE QUADRANTS AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF 
CENTER. HIGHEST WINDS 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 60 NM SE QUADRANTS AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE 
WITH SEAS TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N.
.TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 94W EARLY.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-061530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON SEP 06 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 20N W OF 93W...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM 
NE AND 60 NM SE QUADRANTS AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER. 
HIGHEST WINDS 35 KT GUSTS 45 KT INCREASING TO 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT 
BY THIS AFTERNOON AND 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR
GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS BUILDING 
BRIEFLY TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 150 NM E AND 60 NM W 
SEMICIRCLES OF LOW PRES WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
ELSEWHERE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS TSTMS W OF 
92W.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT WED AND 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT. S OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-061530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT MON SEP 06 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 28N W OF 88W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 22N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 89W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5
FT. E OF 89W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 29N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
29N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-061530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT MON SEP 06 2010

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N OF 25N SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S 
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON