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FZNT24 KNHC 122046
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT WED AUG 12 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.

GMZ089-130330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT WED AUG 12 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE FAR NE GULF WATERS WILL 
MEANDER ACROSS THE NE AND N CENTRAL GULF THROUGH FRI NIGHT 
BEFORE MOVING N AND INLAND SAT. A WEAK E TO W RIDGE OVER THE 
SOUTH AND CENTRAL GULF WATERS WILL SHIFT BACK ACROSS THE 
NORTHERN WATERS DURING THE WEEKEND. A TROPICAL WAVE IN THE W 
CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU. A SECOND 
TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ON FRI. AN 
ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE MOVING ACROSS THE NE CARIBBEAN THIS 
AFTERNOON WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND INTO THE 
SE GULF FRI NIGHT INTO SAT...ACCOMPANIED BY SQUALLS AND TSTMS. 

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GMZ080-130330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED AUG 12 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. E OF 96W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE SAT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH FRI.
.SUN AND MON...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

$$
GMZ082-130330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED AUG 12 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BRIEFLY 
SHIFTING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT EACH EVENING WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN 
COAST. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BRIEFLY SHIFTING TO 
NE 15 TO 20 KT EACH EVENING WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. 

$$
GMZ084-130330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT WED AUG 12 2009

.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...EXCEPT BRIEFLY 
BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT EACH EVENING WITHIN 90 NM OF 
YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGH FRI.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO 
SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT BRIEFLY BECOMING E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
EACH EVENING WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ086-130330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 PM CDT WED AUG 12 2009

.TONIGHT...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. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER 
NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N SE TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS SAT 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E 
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING