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FZNT24 KNHC 140901
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 14 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.

GMZ089-141530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM NW FLORIDA TO 28N86W WILL
DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. THE N PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL 
ENTER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE SE THIS EVENING ACCOMPANIED 
BY INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS. 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.

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GMZ080-141530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009

.TODAY 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 TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MON.

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GMZ082-141530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS OF 21N.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.

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GMZ084-141530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N 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. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA BECOMING 
ISOLATED 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. 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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GMZ086-141530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009

.TODAY...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 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 DGS