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FZNT24 KNHC 142125
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT TUE SEP 14 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. 

GMZ089-142130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT TUE SEP 14 2010

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM KARL CENTERED NEAR 18.1N 83.6W IN THE 
NW CARIBBEAN AT 4 PM CDT WILL MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST TO 18.9N 86.0W 
EARLY WED...INLAND NEAR 19.6N 88.1W WED AFTERNOON...AND INLAND 
NEAR 20.4N 90.3W EARLY THU. KARL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE SW 
GULF THU AND INTENSIFY. SURFACE TROUGH S OF 22N ALONG 94W WILL 
MOVE W THROUGH THE BAY OF CAMPECHE AND SW GULF TONIGHT.

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GMZ080-142130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE SEP 14 2010

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART.
.SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-142130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE SEP 14 2010

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N THU THROUGH FRI...

.TONIGHT...E OF TROUGH E WINDS 10 KT AND NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT W OF TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF TROUGH.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 
KT E OF 92W LATE WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART.
.THU THROUGH FRIDAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 90 NM OF 
CENTER OF KARL. HIGHEST WINDS 55 KT GUSTS TO 65 KT. SEAS 12 FT 
OR GREATER IN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ELSEWHERE S OF 
23N WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 23N E TO NE WINDS 
15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 
3 TO 5 FT SUN.

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GMZ084-142130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT TUE SEP 14 2010

.TONIGHT...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
N OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI.
.SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS TO 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-142130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT TUE SEP 14 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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MUNDELL