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FZNT24 KNHC 110843
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 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.

GMZ089-111530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE CENTRAL 
AND N GULF THIS WEEK. A WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE E WATERS 
SAT.

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GMZ080-111530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THU.

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GMZ082-111530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2009

.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 
15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT WED AND WED NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 22N W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 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 23N FRI.

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GMZ084-111530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2009

.TODAY...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 
90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT 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 THU. 

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GMZ086-111530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2009

.TODAY 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK/CANGIALOSI