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FZNT24 KNHC 030925
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON AUG 03 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.

GMZ089-031530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT MON AUG 03 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND E TO W OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS 
THROUGH THU THEN WEAKEN AND SHIFT N OVER THE NORTHERN COASTAL 
PLAINS FRI. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL SINK SE INTO THE N AND 
NE GULF TUE TO PRODUCE ACTIVE WEATHER THEN DISSIPATE BY WED.

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GMZ080-031530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON AUG 03 2009

.TODAY THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE 
TO S WINDS W OF 94W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 27N E OF 95W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-031530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON AUG 03 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
TODAY AND AGAIN THU AND FRI.

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GMZ084-031530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT MON AUG 03 2009

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FR0M 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 
TO 4 FT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS WED AND THU.

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GMZ086-031530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 AM CDT MON AUG 03 2009

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT IN 
FLORIDA STRAITS TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT FLORIDA 
STRAITS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT IN 
FLORIDA STRAITS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT FLORIDA 
STRAITS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART WED.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING