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FZNT24 KNHC 211458
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 21 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.

GMZ089-212130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 21 2009

.SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL FROM NW FLORIDA NEAR 29N83W TO 1014 MB LOW 
27N86W TO 26N89W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. OTHERWISE WEAK RIDGE 
ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-212130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 21 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON WED...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-212130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 21 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-212130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 21 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.

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GMZ086-212130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 21 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING/DGS