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FZNT24 KNHC 090849
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU SEP 09 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. 

GMZ089-090930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU SEP 09 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD TROUGH OVER THE SE GULF WATERS WILL 
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TODAY. AN INVERTED TROUGH WILL MOVE W ACROSS 
THE SOUTHERN WATERS SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE. OTHERWISE WEAK HIGH 
PRES WILL DOMINATE THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD.

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GMZ080-090930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU SEP 09 2010

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-090930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU SEP 09 2010

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING 
N TO NE NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT...EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS E BAY OF CAMPECHE. 

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GMZ084-090930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT THU SEP 09 2010
 
.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO 
SE TO S OF 26N FRI NIGHT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN 
COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE N OF 
28N LATE SAT AND SUN...AND EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN 
COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS N PART AND S PART.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-090930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT THU SEP 09 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N AND S PORTIONS.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N 
PORTION.
.MON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N 
PORTION EARLY.

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FORECASTER NELSON