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FZNT24 KNHC 071530
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-072130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 07 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 26N THROUGH THU LIFTS TO 28N BY SAT.  
STATIONARY FRONT OVER N COAST STATES THROUGH WED.

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GMZ080-072130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 07 2009
  
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 29N W WINDS 15  KT. SEAS 5 
FT. S OF 29N W OF 95W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SEAS 5 FT.  ELSEWHERE 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.  
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF 95W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
E OF 95W S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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GMZ082-072130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 07 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...S OF 23N SE WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT E 
TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 4 FT. N OF 23N 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-072130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 07 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N W WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT 20 
KT N OF 29N. SEAS 6 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 FT. S OF 24N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS N OF 28N.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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GMZ086-072130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 07 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N S 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 28N SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES