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FZNT24 KNHC 181526
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 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.

GMZ089-182130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE S 
TO 25N BY THE END OF THE WEEK. TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY ALONG 75W 
OVER THE CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WILL MOVE INTO 
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS EVENING AND INTO THE SE GULF WED 
THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE W THROUGH FRI. WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH IS 
EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE GULF NORTH WATERS SAT.

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GMZ080-182130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 10 KT 
SAT AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-182130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST 
EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 95W AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 95W. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.


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GMZ084-182130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 
27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-182130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE 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...HIGHER IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. FROM 24N TO 
27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
 
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FORECASTER GR