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FZNT24 KNHC 200929
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON JUL 20 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.

GMZ089-201530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE
TO COASTAL SE LOUISIANA WILL DRIFT SE AND BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH 
THIS EVENING AS A STRONG UPPER TROUGH OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF 
GRADUALLY BEGINS TO MOVE E MON NIGHT THROUGH WED WHILE 
WEAKENING. A RIDGE EXTENDING FROM S FLORIDA TO TEXAS WILL 
MAINTAIN GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS ELSEWHERE THROUGH MON. SE RETURN 
FLOW WILL SLIGHTLY INCREASE OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF THROUGH 
TUE AS LOW PRES DEEPENS OVER W TEXAS.

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GMZ080-201530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2009

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N MON.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 
10 KT THU. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-201530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2009

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

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GMZ084-201530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2009

.TODAY...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS FROM 24N TO 28N.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-201530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2009

.TODAY...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS MON NIGHT AND MAINLY S PART TUE...BECOMING
SCATTERED THROUGH FRI.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING