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FZNT24 KNHC 172124
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT MON AUG 17 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.

GMZ089-180330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 95W S OF 22N MOVE W MOVE W OUT 
OF BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT.  TROPICAL WAVE NOW OVER MONA PASSAGE 
REACH STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED. 

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GMZ080-180330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS TONIGHT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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GMZ082-180330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
NE WINDS 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST EVENINGS. SEAS 2 FT 
...EXCEPT TO 5 FT S OF 22N E OF 93W.
.WED THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT WITHIN 
90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT.

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GMZ084-180330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 29N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
FROM 25N TO 29N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 25N  
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR 
NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 28N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 24N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ086-180330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
 
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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES