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FZNT24 KNHC 111518
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 11 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.

GMZ089-112130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 11 2009

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH ALONG E COAST OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE 
NW WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING INLAND INTO MEXICO 
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A WEAK RIDGE ACROSS N FLORIDA AND THE NE 
GULF WILL SHIFT S TO 26N/27N THROUGH WED. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL 
MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND THROUGH THE SW GULF MON 
NIGHT THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-112130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 11 2009
  
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 26N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. N OF 26N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ082-112130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 11 2009
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 95W...E TO SE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT BECOMING NE NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE 
EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 95W THIS 
AFTERNOON. 
.SUN THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 
KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N SUN THROUGH MON.

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GMZ084-112130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 11 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 26N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N E OF 87W THROUGH 
TONIGHT.

$$
GMZ086-112130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 11 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 26N...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH THIS 
EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA 
THROUGH THIS EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGH SUN.

$$ 
FORECASTER STRIPLING