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FZNT24 KNHC 060922
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU AUG 06 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.

GMZ089-061530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU AUG 06 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE NORTH 
OF AREA THIS WEEKEND. A TROUGH MOVING NW ACROSS THE SE WATERS 
WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT W TO NW AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH 
FRI. A SECOND TROUGH WILL MOVE NW ACROSS THE SE GULF WATERS 
SAT NIGHT INTO SUN.

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GMZ080-061530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 06 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT. N OF 27N E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS SE HALF.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-061530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU AUG 06 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 EXCEPT BECOMING NE 
15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS TO 
20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-061530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT THU AUG 06 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 
20 KT S OF 24N SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT S OF 
23N.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-061530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 AM CDT THU AUG 06 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 26N. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS S PART. 

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FORECASTER STRIPLING