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FZNT24 KNHC 041415
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 04 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.

GMZ089-042130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 04 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND E TO W OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS 
THROUGH FRI THEN SHIFT N OF THE AREA SAT. THE N PORTION OF A 
TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT 
AND LOSE IDENTITY OVER THE E GULF WED. THE S PORTION OF THE WAVE 
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE WED AND THROUGH 
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE 
THROUGH THE SE WATERS SAT. 

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GMZ080-042130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 04 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.  

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GMZ082-042130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 04 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 ISOLATED TSTMS S PART THROUGH THU.

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GMZ084-042130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 04 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BECOMING SCATTERED S PART THU.  
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW 
PART.

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GMZ086-042130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 04 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART WED AND SAT.

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FORECASTER NELSON