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FZNT24 KNHC 020842
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU JUL 02 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.

GMZ089-021530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU JUL 02 2009

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM S FLORIDA TO  
TEXAS THROUGH THE PERIOD.

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GMZ080-021530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU JUL 02 2009
  
.TODAY THROUGH MON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED TSTMS TONIGHT. 

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GMZ082-021530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU JUL 02 2009

.TODAY THROUGH MON...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT SHIFTING TO NE 
15 TO 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA AROUND SUNSET. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N THROUGH FRI.

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GMZ084-021530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT THU JUL 02 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-021530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT THU JUL 02 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN