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FZNT24 KNHC 160307
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-160930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 15 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 24N86W WILL MOVE
NW REACHING THE MIDDLE GULF LATE TONIGHT INTO SUN. THE TROUGH
IS FORECAST TO MOVE INLAND OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST SUN NIGHT
AND MON. A WEAK TROUGH FROM NEAR PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO THE 
CENTRAL GULF NEAR 25N89W WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES
NW THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-160930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 15 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT...
BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE
AREA THROUGH MON.

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GMZ082-160930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 15 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 
TO E 15 TO 20 KT EACH AFTERNOON S OF 22N E OF 93W. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT SE PART IN THE EARLY EVENINGS. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N SUN THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ084-160930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 15 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND 
TROUGH SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED 
TO NUMEROUS 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 4 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO NE 15 TO 20 
KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT ALONG YUCATAN COAST. 

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GMZ086-160930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 15 2009

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 27N THU...

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N E OF 83W E SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WINDS AND AND SEAS HIGHER IN 
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE... N OF 26N S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SUN 
NIGHT BECOMING E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BY LATE MON. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT 
SUN NIGHT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT BY TUE. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT MON.
.WED...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS INCREASING S OF 26N.
.THU...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WITH SEAS 12 FT OR GREATER 
EXPECTED S OF 27N. FROM 26N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...
EXCEPT E PART SE TO S. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED
TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART.
 
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FORECASTER AGUIRRE