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FZNT24 KNHC 080854
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED SEP 08 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. 

GMZ089-080930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED SEP 08 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH WILL DRIFT W THROUGH THE FLORIDA STRAITS 
THROUGH THU NIGHT. THE TAIL END OF A COLD FRONT WILL BRUSH THE 
NE GULF WATERS LATE SAT AND SUN. OTHERWISE A WEAK RIDGE WILL 
DOMINATE THE GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD.

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GMZ080-080930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED SEP 08 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. 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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GMZ082-080930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED SEP 08 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST DURING THIS EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL N 
OF 20N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT...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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GMZ084-080930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT WED SEP 08 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING 
TO NE NEAR YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING 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 N OF 
28N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND AHEAD OF FRONT.

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GMZ086-080930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT WED SEP 08 2010

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 NELSON