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FZNT24 KNHC 241526
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 24 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.

GMZ089-242130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 24 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 23N90W 
TO NEAR CORPUS CHRISTI WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ACROSS THE W 
GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT...WHILE MEANDERING THIS AFTERNOON THEN 
DRIFTING NW AS WARM FRONT ACROSS E GULF TONIGHT AND TUE. WEAK 
HIGH PRES WILL ACROSS THE N GULF THROUGH THU. A WEAK FRONTAL 
TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE NW GULF FRI.
 
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GMZ080-242130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 24 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...W OF 95W...SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
SHIFTING E FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ082-242130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 24 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT
NE WINDS 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE AFTERNOON 
AND EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 22N...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 22N...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 
NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENINGS. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE FRI. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ084-242130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 24 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N...NE TO E WINDS 
LESS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N...NE TO E WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

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GMZ086-242130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 24 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 25N...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
 
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FORECASTER STRIPLING