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FZNT24 KNHC 191510
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 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.

GMZ089-192130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 2009

.SYNOPSIS...THE ATLC RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM THE CENTRAL 
ATLANTIC SW ACROSS S FLORIDA AND ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF AND TO 
S TEXAS THROUGH TUE...BEFORE LIFTING N TO NEAR 27N WED AND THU. 
A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING OVER THE FAR NE GULF WILL STALL THIS 
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE. A 
STRONG UPPER TROUGH ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL CONTINUE 
TO AID IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED TSTM ACTIVITY ACROSS MUCH 
OF THE NORTHERN PORTION THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT.

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GMZ080-192130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 95W LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N...BECOMING ISOLATED LATE 
TONIGHT.
.MON THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT INTO EARLY THU...THEN 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT W OF 95W MON 
NIGHT INTO EARLY THU BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS N PART.

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GMZ082-192130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT 
BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST DURING 
THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

$$
GMZ084-192130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N 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. WINDS 
AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART THROUGH 
TONIGHT.
.WED AND THU...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N 
OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW TO W THU. SEAS 1 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N PART.

$$
GMZ086-192130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN JUL 19 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N 
THROUGH MON.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING/CHRISTENSEN