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FZNT24 KNHC 301511
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 30 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.

GMZ089-302130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 30 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL SHIFT S THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF 
A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW PORTION OF THE 
GULF TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 
FAR SOUTHERN TEXAS AND NE MEXICO MON THEN SLOWLY BECOME DIFFUSE 
THROUGH THU WITH WEAK TROUGH REMAINING OVER THE NE GULF.

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GMZ080-302130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 30 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT MON AND TUE.

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GMZ082-302130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 30 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA EVENINGS. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 95W.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF 
YUCATAN PENINSULA EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-302130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 30 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NW 
TO N TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-302130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 30 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER GR