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FZNT24 KNHC 102106
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-110330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM 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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GMZ080-110330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 10 2009
  
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN THROUGH WED...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.

$$
GMZ082-110330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 10 2009
 
.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 WED...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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GMZ084-110330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 10 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...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.

$$
GMZ086-110330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 10 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...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.

$$ 
FORECASTER FORMOSA