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FZNT24 KNHC 220916
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED JUL 22 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.

GMZ089-221530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED JUL 22 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE AXIS PERSISTS ACROSS THE N GULF THROUGH THIS 
WEEKEND WITH E TO SE RETURN FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF.

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GMZ080-221530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED JUL 22 2009

.TODAY THROUGH THU...S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. N OF 27N...S WINDS 15 KT THIS MORNING BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASING 10 TO 15 
KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-221530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED JUL 22 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 
TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE LATE 
AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-221530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT WED JUL 22 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-221530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT WED JUL 22 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING