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FZNT24 KNHC 081523
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 08 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.

GMZ089-082130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 08 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH ALONG N COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THU.  
RIDGE ALONG 25N MOVE N TO 28N THU AND TO 29N BY SUN.  TROPICAL 
WAVE CROSS BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT AND THU.

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GMZ080-082130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 08 2009
  
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.  
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 5 FT. E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S PART.  

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GMZ082-082130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 08 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT 
EXCEPT NE TO E TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST NIGHTS. SEAS 4 FT. N 
OF 23N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N. 
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-082130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 08 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S 
OF 24N SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS N OF 28N. 
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 
25N TO 28N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ086-082130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 08 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 2 FT. 
SCATTERED 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 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 
25N TO 28N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES