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FZNT24 KNHC 032113
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 03 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.

GMZ089-040330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 03 2009

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE WILL MEANDER BETWEEN 25N AND 27N 
THROUGH WED. A TROUGH WILL PASS E ACROSS THE NORTHERN COASTAL 
PLAINS MON THROUGH WED.  

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GMZ080-040330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 03 2009
  
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART TONIGHT AND SAT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. W OF 94W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
N PART. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-040330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 03 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 23N E OF 92W NE TOE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 20N T0NIGHT.

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GMZ084-040330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 03 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 
27N TO 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT AND SAT.
.TUE...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 27N 
TO 24N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N SE TO 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.
.WED...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 
27N TO 24N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N SE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.

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GMZ086-040330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 03 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. FROM 27N TO 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT AND SAT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. FROM 27N TO 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. ISOLATED TSTMS N 
PART.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
FROM 27N TO 24N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N SE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED TSTMS NE WATERS.

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FORECASTER NELSON