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FZNT24 KNHC 220830
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED SEP 22 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. 

GMZ089-220930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED SEP 22 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES WILL REMAIN IN 
PLACE THROUGH FRI THEN WILL WEAKEN SAT AND SUN AS A WEAK COLD 
FRONT APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN U.S.. A WEAK TROUGH WILL LINGER IN 
THE FAR SW GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE E 
CARIBBEAN ALONG 67W WILL MOVE INTO THE NW CARIBBEAN FRI AND SAT 
APPROACHING THE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE SUN.

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GMZ080-220930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED SEP 22 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 92W.
.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 DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT 
SUN...THEN SHIFTING TO N TO NE BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.

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GMZ082-220930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED SEP 22 2010

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT EXCEPT N TO NE 15 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH.
.SAT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 
KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
.SUN...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 
94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-220930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 AM CDT WED SEP 22 2010

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 
TO 5 FT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 
10 KT N OF 27N SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...AND 1 TO 3 FT N OF 
27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.

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GMZ086-220930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT WED SEP 22 2010

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 
10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT FRI. S OF 
26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 7 
FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 
26N.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 
OCCASIONALLY TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY