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FZNT24 KNHC 070901
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE JUL 07 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.

GMZ089-071530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE JUL 07 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 26N THROUGH THU...LIFTS TO ALONG 28N FRI 
AND SAT. BROAD LOW PRES OVER SE UNITED STATES THROUGH WED.

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GMZ080-071530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE JUL 07 2009
  
.TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 
28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N PART.  
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. E OF 95W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-071530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE JUL 07 2009

.TODAY THROUGH THU...S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 
TO E TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 
5 FT. N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E TO 20 
KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-071530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE JUL 07 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
20 KT N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N PART.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-071530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE JUL 07 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N HALF.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 28N VARIABLE W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER LL