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FZNT24 KNHC 140833
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE JUL 14 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.

GMZ089-141530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE JUL 14 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 26N MOVES E AND WEAKENS WED THROUGH SAT. 
TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE EXTREME SW WATERS MOVES W OF THE AREA BY 
THIS EVENING.

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GMZ080-141530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE JUL 14 2009
  
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-141530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE JUL 14 2009
 
.TODAY THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING 
NE 15 TO 20 KT ALONG NW COAST OF YUCATAN DURING EACH LATE 
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS S OF 20N THIS MORNING.

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GMZ084-141530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE JUL 14 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
S TO SW 10 KT LATE WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 
25N TODAY AND TONIGHT.

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GMZ086-141530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE JUL 14 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...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 3 FT.

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FORECASTER COHEN