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FZNT24 KNHC 240903
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 24 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.

GMZ089-241530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 24 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE N GULF WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT 
EASTWARD THROUGH THE WEEKEND. E TO SE FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS 
THE W GULF BY LATE IN THE WEEKEND. A TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY 
OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA BY 
SAT...AND INTO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ON SUN. 

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GMZ080-241530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 24 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING 
SE TO S 10 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N 
PORTION. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT E 
OF 94W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 94W.
.MON AND TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  

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GMZ082-241530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 24 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 
WINDS 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT 
MAINLY WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING 
THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-241530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 24 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 
NM OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-241530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 24 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28 N SW WINDS 10 KT. S OF 28N VARIABLE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...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 GR