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FZNT24 KNHC 081456
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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. 

GMZ089-081530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 08 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD TROUGH OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN ALONG 82W 
EXTENDING N ACROSS MUCH OF S AND CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL MOVE W 
ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS AND INTO THE E GULF THIS AFTERNOON 
AND EVENING THEN WEAKEN ALONG 87W ON THU. THE TAIL END OF AN 
ATLC COLD FRONT WILL SINK INTO THE NE GULF COASTAL WATERS SUN. 
OTHERWISE WEAK HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THE GULF THROUGH THE 
PERIOD.

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GMZ080-081530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 08 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
GRADUALLY BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 5 TO  
9 FT IN SE SWELL 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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GMZ082-081530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 08 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS W OF 94W.
.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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GMZ084-081530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 08 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 
WINDS E PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS E PORTIONS LATE.
.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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GMZ086-081530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 08 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT 
BECOMING NE TO E WINDS THIS EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E 
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PORTIONS.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N 
PORTIONS. 

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FORECASTER STRIPLING