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FZNT24 KNHC 092054
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT THU JUL 09 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.

GMZ089-100330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT THU JUL 09 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH OVER NE GULF WATERS THROUGH FRI. 
TROPICAL WAVE OVER WRN BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE W OF AREA 
TONIGHT. SURFACE HIGH  WILL DOMINATE CENTRAL GULF FRI NIGHT 
THROUGH MON WITH RIDGE ALONG 28N ON TUE.

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GMZ080-100330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT THU JUL 09 2009
  
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 28N VARIABLE SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-100330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU JUL 09 2009
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR YUCATAN COAST EVENINGS. SEAS 7 FT. N OF 23N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 
KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST EVENINGS. SEAS 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-100330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT THU JUL 09 2009

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

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GMZ086-100330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT THU JUL 09 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS N OF 27N FRI.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOME SW MON. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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FORECASTER FORMOSA