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FZNT24 KNHC 101513
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 10 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.

GMZ089-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 10 2009

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH OVER SW GULF AND BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL 
CONTINUE TO PRODUCE ACTIVE WEATHER WHILE SHIFTING NW INTO MEXICO 
TONIGHT. RIDGE ALONG 25N/26N WILL SHIFT N TO 27N/28N THEN STALL 
THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-102130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 10 2009
  
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 26N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. N OF 26N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-102130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 10 2009
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF TROUGH...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT. ALONG AND E OF TROUGH...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
4 TO 6 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS 
W OF 93W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT. N OF 24N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS W OF 95W TONIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 
TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-102130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 10 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N TODAY.

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GMZ086-102130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 10 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... 
EXCEPT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...PERIODS OF E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT UP TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA 
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGH SAT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING