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FZNT24 KNHC 190853
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED AUG 19 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.

GMZ089-191530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS N GULF MOVE S TO ALONG 25N BY 
SAT. TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA TODAY  
AND INTO SE GULF WED THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE W THROUGH FRI. WEAK 
FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS GULF N OF 27N SAT AND SUN.

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GMZ080-191530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 
N OF 28N FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-191530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N.

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GMZ084-191530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTM N OF 24N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-191530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2009

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S 
OF 25N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
SHIFTING SW THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
 
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FORECASTER DGS