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FZNT24 KNHC 040314
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-040930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 03 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND E TO W OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS 
THROUGH FRI BEFORE SHIFTING N OF THE AREA. E TO SE FLOW WILL 
PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD.

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GMZ080-040930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 03 2009

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

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GMZ082-040930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 03 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BECOMING 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
S OF 21N TONIGHT...AND ENTIRE AREA THU AND FRI.

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GMZ084-040930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 03 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 
FT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WITH SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS WED AND THU.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S PART.

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GMZ086-040930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 03 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N 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 THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT EXCEPT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE NIGHT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART.
.WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT IN STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART WED.

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FORECASTER LL/COHEN