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FZNT24 KNHC 220316
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 21 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. 

GMZ089-220330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 21 2010

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ACROSS GULF COAST STATES REMAIN THROUGH FRI 
THEN WEAKEN SAT AND SUN AS WEAK FRONT APPROACHES SOUTHERN U.S.. 
TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 65W TONIGHT CROSSES WRN CARIBBEAN THU 
THROUGH FRI THEN MOVE INLAND YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SAT AND SUN.

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GMZ080-220330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 21 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT 
LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE WED. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 93W.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-220330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 21 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT TO 15 KT ALONG YUCATAN 
COAST EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-220330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 21 2010

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 
10 KT THU. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 
27N AND TO 3 FT N OF 27N.

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GMZ086-220330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT TUE SEP 21 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N 
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 
TO 6 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES