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FZNT24 KNHC 061529
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-062130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 06 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM HERMINE AT 23.4N 95.8W AT 10 AM CDT 
998 MB MOVING N-NW AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 
55 KT. HERMINE IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES 
NW TO NEAR 24.9N 96.9W THIS EVENING...AND THEN INLAND ACROSS FAR 
NE MEXICO NEAR 25.5N 97.3W AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN WILL 
CONTINUE N-NW ACROSS S TEXAS TUE AND TUE NIGHT. HIGH PRES WILL 
BUILD ACROSS THE GULF WATERS TUE THROUGH FRI.

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GMZ080-062130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 06 2010

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

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 
20 TO 30 KT SW HALF...THEN INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE WITHIN 90 NM NE AND 60 NM SE QUADRANTS AND 30 NM W 
SEMICIRCLE OF CENTER EARLY THIS EVENING. HIGHEST WINDS 
INCREASING TO 50 KT GUSTS 60 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER  
WITHIN 180 NM NE AND 60 NM SE QUADRANTS AND 30 NM W SEMICIRCLE 
WITH SEAS TO 18 FT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS 
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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GMZ082-062130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 06 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 22N W OF 94W...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 
90 NM E SEMICIRCLE AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT OF CENTER. HIGHEST 
WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT INCREASING TO 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT TONIGHT. 
SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 180 NM NE AND 60 NM SE QUADRANTS AND 30 NM 
W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 18 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 
SQUALLS AND 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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GMZ084-062130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 06 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 88W SE TO S WINDS 20 
KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 22N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 24N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-062130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 06 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE MAINLY SE TO S WINDS NEAR 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 KT WED. 
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 STRIPLING