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FZNT24 KNHC 080222
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-080930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 07 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONT OVER SE U.S. BRUSHES NE GULF THROUGH FRI. 
RIDGE ALONG 26N LIFTS N TO ALONG 28N LATE FRI AND 29N BY SUN.

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GMZ080-080930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 07 2009
  
.TONIGHT AND 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 
SHOWERS OR 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 TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT S PORTION. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART.  

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GMZ082-080930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 07 2009

.TONIGHT 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. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ084-080930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 07 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...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.
.THU AND FRI...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. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N PART. 
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-080930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 07 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...LOCALLY 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N PART.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
25N TO 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER COBB