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FZNT24 KNHC 130853
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN SEP 13 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.

GMZ089-131530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SUN SEP 13 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA
FLORIDA TO A 1005 MB LOW NEAR 28N96W. A TROUGH EXTENDS FROM THE 
LOW TO S TEXAS. THE LOW WILL MOVE NE INTO TEXAS WITH COLD FRONT 
EXTENDING FROM SW LOUISIANA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE 
FROM THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO NE MEXICO BY WED AND FROM 
NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU.

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GMZ080-131530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SUN SEP 13 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 94W WINDS W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.TUE AND WED...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT.
.THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-131530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN SEP 13 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON THROUGH THU...E OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. W OF 96W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS E OF FRONT.

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GMZ084-131530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SUN SEP 13 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF N OF 25N.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT.

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GMZ086-131530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SUN SEP 13 2009

.TODAY...SW TO W WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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FORECASTER DGS