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FZNT24 KNHC 102028
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT MON AUG 10 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.

GMZ089-110330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT MON AUG 10 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL 
AND N GULF THIS WEEK. A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL 
AND E WATERS ON SAT FOLLOWED BY AN INCREASE OF E TO SE WINDS.

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GMZ080-110330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON AUG 10 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W E 
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THU AND FRI.

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GMZ082-110330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON AUG 10 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
NE 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE 
EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 
NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N.

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GMZ084-110330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT MON AUG 10 2009

.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY N OF 25N. 

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GMZ086-110330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 PM CDT MON AUG 10 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N SE TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY N OF 27N.
.SAT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS. 

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FORECASTER COHEN