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FZNT24 KNHC 172044
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 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.

GMZ089-180330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL 
FLORIDA TO THE TEXAS COAST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. A WEAK COLD 
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE FAR NE GULF BY SUN...THEN STALL AND 
BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-180330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WINDS 
AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-180330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT 
ALONG THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT.

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GMZ084-180330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N 
OF 24N...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N SW WINDS INCREASING TO 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 4 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-180330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N 
OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/AGUIRRE