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FZNT24 KNHC 161501
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 16 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.

GMZ089-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF THROUGH THE 
WEEKEND. SW WINDS INCREASE AHEAD OF A WEAK FRONT SWEEPING ACROSS 
THE FAR N GULF SUN INTO MON.

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GMZ080-162130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
INCREASING 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W VARIABLE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS N OF 27N.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-162130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-162130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-162130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 T3 4 FT. FROM 
25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI/DGS