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FZNT24 KNHC 190231
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 18 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. 

GMZ089-190330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 18 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM E TO W ACROSS THE NORTHERN 
COASTAL PLAINS THROUGH THE PERIOD. A NW TO SE TROUGH WILL 
PERSIST OVER THE SW GULF WATERS THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-190330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 18 2010

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 92W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 95W.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-190330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 18 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT 
ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH THU...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT 
ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
 
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GMZ084-190330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 18 2010

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-190330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SAT SEP 18 2010

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 
TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON THROUGH TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
EXCEPT TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON THROUGH TUE. N OF 28N NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 
FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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NELSON