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FZNT24 KNHC 050925
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED AUG 05 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.

GMZ089-051530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED AUG 05 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE OVER THE NORTH GULF WILL WEAKEN FURTHER 
THROUGH FRIDAY...THEN BUILD OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES 
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. A LOW LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND INTO THE SE GULF THIS MORNING...THEN MOVE 
SLOWLY W-NW ACROSS THE SE GULF THU...AND REACH NEAR 88W BY 
FRIDAY EVENING. A SECOND LOW LEVEL TROUGH WILL ENTER THE SE 
WATERS SAT NIGHT INTO SUN.

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GMZ080-051530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED AUG 05 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N 
OF 27N E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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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GMZ082-051530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED AUG 05 2009

.TODAY 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...BECOMING NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N THIS EVENING AND 
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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GMZ084-051530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT WED AUG 05 2009

.TODAY 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 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-051530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 AM CDT WED AUG 05 2009

.TODAY 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...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 STRIPLING