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FZNT24 KNHC 041425
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 04 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.

GMZ089-042130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 04 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL DRIFT NW 
REACHING THE NW GULF SUN THEN MOVE E ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS 
MON AND TUE. 

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GMZ080-042130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 04 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-042130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 04 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
EXCEPT NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING 
THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-042130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 04 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART MON AND TUE.

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GMZ086-042130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 04 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART TUE.

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FORECASTER TSS