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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-140930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 13 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM NW FLORIDA TO NEAR 28N90W WILL 
MEANDER THROUGH FRI NIGHT AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE. THE N PORTION 
OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE SE 
WATERS FRI EVENING...ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS
ALONG WITH ACTIVE WEATHER. THE WAVE WILL CONTINUE NW INTO THE
MIDDLE GULF LATE SAT AND SUN...THEN BECOME A TROUGH ALONG THE NW 
GULF COAST LATE MON TO JUST INLAND THE COAST TUE AS A WEAK RIDGE 
EXTENDS WESTWARD ALONG NORTHERN PORTION OF THE MIDDLE AND 
EASTERN GULF.

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GMZ080-140930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 13 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...
BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT E PORTION TUE IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS MON.

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GMZ082-140930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 13 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 
NE 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE 
EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS OF 21N.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 
20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.  SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.

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GMZ084-140930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 13 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
...BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 
NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA...BECOMING ISOLATED N PART SAT 
NIGHT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT E OF 88W 6 TO 8 FT SUN...
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED
SQUALLS AND TSTMS SPREADING FROM E TO W THROUGH SUN...THEN 
SHIFTING W OF AREA WITH WAVE PASSAGE LATE SUN.

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GMZ086-140930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 13 2009

.TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
S OF 26N.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING 
SE 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL BY 
SUN. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT SAT AND TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT 
NIGHT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TUE.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE