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FZNT24 KNHC 060901
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN SEP 06 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.

GMZ089-061530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SUN SEP 06 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH OVER THE FAR NW GULF WILL DISSIPATE 
TONIGHT. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE E GULF MON NIGHT AND 
REACH THE MIDDLE GULF MID WEEK.

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GMZ080-061530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SUN SEP 06 2009

.TODAY THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-061530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN SEP 06 2009

.TODAY THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 
KT S OF 22N E OF 92W DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS TODAY AND TONIGHT. 

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GMZ084-061530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SUN SEP 06 2009

.TODAY...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N 
OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS. 

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GMZ086-061530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SUN SEP 06 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 
TONIGHT AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF TROUGH. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS TUE.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK