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FZNT24 KNHC 031414
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-032130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 03 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH WILL DIP INTO THE EXTREME NE 
GULF TUE DISSIPATING BY WED. A SECOND WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO 
THE NE WATERS THU AND DISSIPATE BY FRI. OTHERWISE A RIDGE WILL 
EXTEND E TO W OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD.

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GMZ080-032130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 03 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-032130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 03 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 
THIS AFTERNOON AND THU AND FRI.

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GMZ084-032130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 03 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 3 
TO 4 FT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS WED AND THU.

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GMZ086-032130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 03 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 TO 15 TO 20 KT IN 
FLORIDA STRAITS TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 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 NELSON