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FZNT24 KNHC 210204
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 20 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. 

GMZ089-210330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 20 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND EASTWARD ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF 
COAST THROUGH THE PERIOD. A NW TO SE ORIENTED TROUGH WILL PERSIST
OVER THE FAR W GULF WATERS THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-210330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 20 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-210330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 20 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...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 EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 
KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE 
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
 
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GMZ084-210330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 20 2010

.TONIGHT THOUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT..E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 
ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-210330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 20 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 

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NELSON