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FZNT24 KNHC 122129
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 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.

GMZ089-130330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ACROSS THE N GULF MOVES S TO 26N BY LATE MON 
THEN SHIFTS E WED AND THU. A TROPICAL WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE 
YUCATAN PENINSULA AND THROUGH THE SW GULF MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-130330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2009
  
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 26N...E TO 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.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-130330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2009
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... 
BECOMING NE 15 KT AND GUSTY ALONG NW COAST OF THE YUCATAN DURING 
THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ084-130330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
THROUGH MON...BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 KT TUE THROUGH WED...SW TO S 
10 TO 15 KT THU THROUGH FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT THROUGH MON 
INCREASING TO 3 TO 4 FT BY WED. S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THU THROUGH FRI. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-130330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SUN JUL 12 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THROUGH MON.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING