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FZNT24 KNHC 051522
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 05 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.

GMZ089-052130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 05 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 26N THROUGH THU.  BROAD LOW PRES OVER 
SE UNITED STATES THROUGH WED.

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GMZ080-052130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 05 2009
  
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
6 FT. E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS N PART.  
.WED AND THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
E OF 95W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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GMZ082-052130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 05 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...S OF 23N E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS WED AND THU.

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GMZ084-052130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 05 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASE TO 20 KT TONIGHT THROUGH TUE. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 6 FT 
TUE. FROM 24N TO 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME SW 10 TO 15 KT 
MON AND TUE. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME S 
MON AND TUE. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SE 
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-052130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 05 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT 
INCREASE TO 15 KT MON AND TO 20 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 3 FT 
BUILD TO 6 FT TUE. FROM 24N TO 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME SW 
10 TO 15 KT MON AND TUE. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 4 FT TUE. S OF 24N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME S TUE. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES