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FZNT24 KNHC 082137
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-090330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT WED JUL 08 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONT OVER SE U.S. BRUSHES NE GULF THROUGH FRI.
TROPICAL WAVE OVER YUCATAN MOVES THROUGH BAY OF CAMPECHE THU 
AND W OF AREA FRI. RIDGE ALONG 26N LIFTS N TO ALONG 28N LATE FRI 
AND 29N BY SUN AND MON. 

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GMZ080-090330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED JUL 08 2009
  
.TONIGHT AND THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
E PORTION.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 28N VARIABLE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ082-090330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED JUL 08 2009

.TONIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 
NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT...EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. 
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 20 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-090330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT WED JUL 08 2009

.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 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 OF 28N.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 
MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DECREASING MON. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.

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GMZ086-090330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT WED JUL 08 2009

.TONIGHT AND 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 OF 27N.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S 
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 
MON. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER COBB