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FZNT24 KNHC 160923
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU JUL 16 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.

GMZ089-161530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF PERSISTS 
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SW WINDS INCREASE AHEAD OF A WEAK FRONT 
SWEEPING ACROSS THE FAR N GULF SUN INTO MON.

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GMZ080-161530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT THROUGHOUT.
.SUN...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS N PART.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-161530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR THE 
YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS 
NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR 
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT DURING THE LATE 
AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-161530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. N OF 24N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N SW WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.

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GMZ086-161530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT THU JUL 16 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 
27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER COHEN/CANGIALOSI