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FZNT24 KNHC 201522
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON JUL 20 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.

GMZ089-202130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
TO COASTAL SE LOUISIANA WILL DRIFT SE AND BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH 
THIS EVENING. A STRONG UPPER TROUGH OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF 
GRADUALLY BEGINS TO MOVE E TONIGHT THROUGH WED WHILE WEAKENING. 
A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM S FLORIDA TO TEXAS WILL MAINTAIN 
GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS ELSEWHERE THROUGH MON. SE RETURN FLOW WILL 
SLIGHTLY INCREASE OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF THROUGH TUE AS LOW 
PRES DEEPENS OVER W TEXAS.

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GMZ080-202130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S 
OF 27N MON.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 
10 KT THU. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-202130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST DURING 
THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-202130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 24N TO 28N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

$$
GMZ086-202130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE MON. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS MON NIGHT AND MAINLY S PART TUE...BECOMING 
SCATTERED THROUGH FRI.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING/CHRISTENSEN