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FZNT24 KNHC 150859
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 15 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.

GMZ089-151530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 15 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 27N85W WILL 
DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. ANOTHER TROUGH OVER THE SE GULF FROM FT 
MYERS FLORIDA TO WESTERN CUBA WILL MOVE NW ACROSS THE EASTERN 
AND MIDDLE GULF TODAY AND SUN THEN MOVE TO ALONG THE NW GULF 
COAST MON AND INLAND TUE.

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GMZ080-151530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 15 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
E OF 95W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ082-151530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 15 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 23N.
.SUN THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 23N THROUGH SUN NIGHT.

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GMZ084-151530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 15 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 
KT E OF 86W LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT E 
OF 86W LATE SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-151530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 15 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
.MON...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
 
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FORECASTER DGS