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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...UPDATED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 07 2010

UPDATED FOR LATEST ON T.D. HERMINE

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. 

GMZ089-080330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 07 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL DEPRESSION HERMINE INLAND OVER TEXAS AT 
31.6N 99.5W AT 10 PM CDT 1003 MB MOVING N AT 15 KT. HERMINE IS 
FORECAST TO BECOME A POST TROPICAL REMNANT LOW ON WED AS IT 
MOVES FARTHER INLAND. OTHERWISE WEAK HIGH PRES RIDGING WILL BE 
OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD. A WEAK TROUGH 
WILL DRIFT W THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED NIGHT AND THU 
DISSIPATING OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THU NIGHT. THE TAIL END OF A 
COLD FRONT MAY ENTER THE E CENTRAL GULF WATERS LATE SAT AND SUN.

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GMZ080-080330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 07 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. E OF 
92W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 
7 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 93W. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 4 TO 6 FT WED NIGHT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 
3 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT AND FRI. E OF 94W SE TO S 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ082-080330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 07 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST UNTIL LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS FAR NW PORTION.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL N 
OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT WED NIGHT...AND 1 TO 3 FT S OF 20N 
THROUGHOUT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 
3 FT S OF 21N.

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GMZ084-080330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 07 2010

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 
KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST UNTIL LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 
TO 3 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 10 
TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE LATE 
SAT AND SUN. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD 
OF FRONT.

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GMZ086-080330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 07 2010

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE SAT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N 
PORTION. 

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY