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FZNT24 KNHC 130837
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON JUL 13 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.

GMZ089-131530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT MON JUL 13 2009

.SYNOPSIS...PERSISTENT RIDGE ALONG 26N SHIFTS E AND WEAKENS WED 
THROUGH FRI. A TROPICAL WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
TODAY AND THROUGH THE SW GULF TONIGHT AND TUE.

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GMZ080-131530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON JUL 13 2009
  
.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-131530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON JUL 13 2009
 
.TODAY THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 
TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE NW COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ084-131530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT MON JUL 13 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING E TO SE THU. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-131530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT MON JUL 13 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER COHEN