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FZNT24 KNHC 150853
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 15 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.

GMZ089-151530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 15 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N93W TO 26N97W. FRONT WILL 
EXTEND FROM 30N89W TO 25N93W THIS AFTERNOON AND WEAKEN WED AS IT 
STALLS FROM MOBILE BAY TO 25N93W THROUGH THU. FRONTAL TROUGH 
SLOWLY DISSIPATES BY SAT. 

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GMZ080-151530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 15 2009

.TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 27N W OF 90W SW TO W WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS W OF 94W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED NIGH THROUGH FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-151530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 15 2009

.TODAY THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 94W.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 94W.
 
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GMZ084-151530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 15 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E TO SE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 24N FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N TUE THROUGH THU.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-151530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 15 2009

.TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE S OF 
27N SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS