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FZNT24 KNHC 311519
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 31 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.

GMZ089-312130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 31 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO CENTRAL TEXAS 
COAST WILL BECOME STATIONARY BY TONIGHT AND A SERIES OF WAVES 
WILL PASS EASTWARD ALONG THE BOUNDARY THROUGH THE FORECAST 
PERIOD. 

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GMZ080-312130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 31 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF LINE FROM 27N90W TO 
25N96W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE SW WINDS 
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ082-312130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 31 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE AT 
15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT 2 OF 
23N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 93W.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 23N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-312130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 31 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT BECOMING NW TO N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 
28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS PRIMARILY E OF 88W.

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GMZ086-312130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 31 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT BECOMING NW TO N TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. S OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK