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FZNT24 KNHC 131441
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 13 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.

GMZ089-132130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM NW FLORIDA TO 27N91W WILL MOVE 
LITTLE THROUGH FRI NIGHT AS IT DISSIPATES. THE N PORTION OF A 
TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE SE GULF 
FRI NIGHT INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS.

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GMZ080-132130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT...HIGHEST E WATERS WITH E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
MON.

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GMZ082-132130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 
TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM W OF YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-132130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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GMZ086-132130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 
TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN.

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FORECASTER DGS/JPC