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FZNT24 KNHC 051500
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 05 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.

GMZ089-052130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 05 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA INTO THE NW GULF 
WILL LIFT N OF AREA LATE SUN. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL ENTER SE 
WATERS MON NIGHT AND DRIFT W TO THE S CENTRAL WATERS BY SUNRISE 
THU.

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GMZ080-052130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 05 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.

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GMZ082-052130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 05 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 
KT S OF 22N E OF 92W DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS.

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GMZ084-052130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 05 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N WED.

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GMZ086-052130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 05 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS S PART.

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FORECASTER NELSON