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FZNT24 KNHC 221503
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-222130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 22 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ACROSS THE N GULF THROUGH THIS WEEKEND.

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GMZ080-222130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 22 2009

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

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GMZ082-222130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 22 2009

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

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GMZ084-222130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 22 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ086-222130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 22 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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/DGS