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FZNT24 KNHC 121458
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 12 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.

GMZ089-122130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 12 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ACROSS THE N GULF MOVES S TO 26N BY LATE MON. 
A TROPICAL WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AND THROUGH 
THE SW GULF MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-122130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 12 2009
  
.THIS AFTERNOON 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 AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

$$
GMZ082-122130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 12 2009
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N THROUGH TUE.

$$
GMZ084-122130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 12 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...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.

$$
GMZ086-122130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 12 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...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 THROUGH MON.

$$ 
FORECASTER COHEN/DGS