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FZNT24 KNHC 011359
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 01 2009

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.

GMZ089-012130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 01 2009

.SYNOPSIS...ATLC RIDGE EXTENDING SW TO WESTERN CUBA WILL EXTEND 
FROM S FLORIDA TO S TEXAS THU THROUGH SUN. A SURFACE TROUGH FROM 
25N85W TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE SHIFT W INTO THE SW 
GULF AND DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI.

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GMZ080-012130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 01 2009
  
.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10
TO 15 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 94W 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-012130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 01 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S 
OF 22N SHIFTING TO NE DURING THE LATE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-012130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 01 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N TODAY.

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GMZ086-012130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 01 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N.

$$ 
FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/COBB