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FZNT24 KNHC 262042
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 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.

GMZ089-270330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE RIDGE FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE WESTERN BAY 
OF CAMPECHE WILL LIFT NORTH TO 29N BY MID WEEK. A TROPICAL WAVE 
IS CURRENTLY MOVING W INTO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE AND WILL 
PASS OUT OF THE AREA LATE MON. SE FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE 
WESTERN GULF BY TUE AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER W TEXAS.

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GMZ080-270330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...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. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS TONIGHT AND MON.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-270330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2009
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...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 OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...N OF 24N E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 
20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING 
EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-270330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS TONIGHT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 
TO 6 FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI.

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GMZ086-270330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SUN JUL 26 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...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.
.WED AND THU...N OF 27N SE 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 BUILDING TO 6 
FT ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU.
.FRI...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N. S OF 25NE TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 7 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK