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FZNT24 KNHC 251515
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 25 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.

GMZ089-252130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 25 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE RIDGE FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO TEXAS WILL 
LIFT NORTH TO 29N BY MID WEEK. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE W 
THROUGH THE SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TODAY...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER 
TROPICAL WAVE ON MONDAY. SE FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN 
GULF BY TUE AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER W TEXAS.

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GMZ080-252130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 25 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-252130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 25 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 20N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS TO 20 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING 
EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 
NE WINDS 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 22N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT AT NIGHT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING 
EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-252130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 25 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS TODAY THROUGH SUN.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-252130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT JUL 25 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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FORECASTER GR/CHRISTENSEN