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FZNT24 KNHC 010326
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-010930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 31 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA SW
TO NEAR HOUSTON TEXAS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE SLOWLY SE ON TUE REACH 
FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE BY THU.  FRONT LINGER 
INTO SAT AS POSSIBLE WEAK LOW PRES MOVES NE ALONG BOUNDARY TUE 
THROUGH WED.  WEAK SURFACE TROUGHS SE OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL 
REMAIN THROUGH TUE NIGHT ALLOWING FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS TO CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF GULF THROUGH LATE TUE NIGHT.

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GMZ080-010930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 31 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E 
OF
95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 94W.
.THU...W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS DIMINISH TO 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-010930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 31 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E 
OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 
WINDS 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT 
S OF 23N AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 23N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS W OF 93W.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-010930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 31 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO 
N LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS N OF 24N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 24N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 1 FT N OF 24N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 24N.

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GMZ086-010930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 31 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
N OF 25N.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE SAT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER GR/AGUIRRE