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FZNT24 KNHC 050218
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SAT JUL 04 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.

GMZ089-050930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SAT JUL 04 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS 
MON AND TUE THEN SHIFT N OF AREA WED. AN E TO W RIDGE WILL 
EXTEND ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WATERS THROUGH WED THEN SHIFT N 
ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS THU.    

$$
GMZ080-050930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SAT JUL 04 2009
  
.TONIGHT...E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
W OF 95W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS E PART.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE S 
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED TSTMS N PART.  
.TUE AND WED ...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  

$$
GMZ082-050930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT JUL 04 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 23N E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 21N.

$$
GMZ084-050930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT JUL 04 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT 
BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT AND TUE. FROM 27N TO 24N VARIABLE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT MON AND TUE. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S MON AND TUE. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SE 
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

$$
GMZ086-050930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT SAT JUL 04 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT INCREASING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT MON AND 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT AND TUE. FROM 27N TO 24N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT MON AND TUE. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE. S OF 24N VARIABLE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S BY TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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FORECASTER NELSON