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FZNT24 KNHC 151451
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-152130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 15 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 27N87W WILL 
DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. ANOTHER TROUGH OVER THE FAR SE GULF WILL 
MOVE NW ACROSS THE EASTERN AND MIDDLE GULF TODAY AND SUN THEN 
MOVE INLAND OVER THE SE CONUS MON AND TUE.

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GMZ080-152130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 15 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. 

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GMZ082-152130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 15 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 23N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N SUN THROUGH 
TUE.

$$
GMZ084-152130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 15 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...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.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TUE AND WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

$$
GMZ086-152130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 15 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
 
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FORECASTER JOHN CANGIALOSI/ARIEL COHEN