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FZNT24 KNHC 141426
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 14 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.

GMZ089-142130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 14 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 21N96W WILL EXTEND 
FROM 30N91W TO 20N96W TUE AND STALL FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 19N95W 
BY WED THEN SLOWLY DISSIPATES THROUGH FRI. 

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GMZ080-142130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 14 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH WED...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...W TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-142130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 14 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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. ISOLATED TSTMS SE PART THIS AFTERNOON.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
 
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GMZ084-142130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 14 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-142130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 14 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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FORECASTER NELSON