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FZNT24 KNHC 050314
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-050930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 04 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE NORTH GULF WILL WEAKEN THROUGH 
THURSDAY THEN CHANGE LITTLE FRIDAY AND THEN BUILD OVER THE 
SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. A TROPICAL WAVE 
WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WED AND THROUGH THE BAY 
OF CAMPECHE THU. A SECOND TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE SE WATERS 
SAT NIGHT INTO SUN.

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GMZ080-050930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 04 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 
95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
N OF 27N E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 27N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST S 
OF 26N.

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GMZ082-050930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 04 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 80 NM OF THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.

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GMZ084-050930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 04 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-050930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 04 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER GR