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FZNT24 KNHC 131500
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 13 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. 

GMZ089-131530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 13 2010

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK LOW AND DISSIPATING COLD FRONT WILL TRAVERSE 
THE FAR NE GULF AND NORTH FLORIDA TODAY. SURFACE TROUGH SOUTH OF 
22N93W WILL TRAVERSE THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AND SW GULF TODAY WITH 
CONVECTION MOVING WEST. LOW PRES IN THE CENTRAL CARIBBEAN JUST 
SOUTH OF JAMAICA WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN WED...POSSIBLY 
AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE...INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS IN THE FAR 
SOUTHERN GULF. THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE SW GULF THU AND 
FRI...POSSIBLY AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE. THE LOW WILL BE NEAR 
20N92W THU AND NEAR 21N95W FRI.

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GMZ080-131530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 13 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT E OF 94W WED. 
.THU...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 
94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS E PART.
.FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E 
TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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GMZ082-131530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 13 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
22N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS BAY OF CAMPECHE.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 20N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU AND FRI...WITHIN 90 NM OF LOW PRES...POSSIBLE TROPICAL 
CYCLONE...WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF LOW 
PRES NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS BEHIND LOW 
PRES. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE S OF LOW PRES NW TO N WINDS 15 
KT BECOMING S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND LOW PRES. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW PRES. 

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GMZ084-131530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 13 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 
INCREASING TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 
23N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-131530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 13 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT N OF 25N AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 25N.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT TUE NIGHT AND SHIFTING E TO SE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT S OF 25N TUE NIGHT AND WED. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER FORMOSA