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FZNT24 KNHC 102033
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT FRI SEP 10 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. 

GMZ089-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT FRI SEP 10 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN 
THROUGH WED. A COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE FAR N WATERS LATE SUN 
INTO MON. OTHERWISE...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL DOMINATE THE REMAINDER 
OF THE GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD.

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GMZ080-102130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI SEP 10 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E 
OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
IN THE AFTERNOON THEN E TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 
15 KT LATE TUE AND WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING 2 TO 3 FT LATE 
TUE AND WED.

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GMZ082-102130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI SEP 10 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 93W. 
.MON...W OF 95W VARIABLE NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E 
OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS OR TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 20N E OF 95W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS OR TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE.

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GMZ084-102130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT FRI SEP 10 2010

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE 
EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 
TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR GULF COAST AND FAR S PART.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN 
THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 26N.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-102130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT FRI SEP 10 2010

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT S OF 
25N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E 10 TO 
15 KT S OF 25N SAT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST S OF 25N. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT S 
OF 25N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 25N. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.

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FORECASTER COBB