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FZNT24 KNHC 151510
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 15 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.

GMZ089-152130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 15 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ACROSS N GULF THROUGH SUN. A WEAK FRONT IS 
EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE N GULF COAST THIS WEEKEND INCREASING SW 
WINDS ACROSS THE N MIDDLE AND NE GULF. 

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GMZ080-152130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 15 2009
  
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 92W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 27N 
SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA.

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GMZ082-152130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 15 2009
 
.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ084-152130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 15 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N S TO SW 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 N OF 27N TODAY.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS N OF 26N.

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GMZ086-152130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT WED JUL 15 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI/DGS