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FZNT24 KNHC 202119
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-210330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM 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. A STRONG UPPER TROUGH OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF 
GRADUALLY BEGINS TO MOVE E THROUGH WED NIGHT WHILE WEAKENING. A 
RIDGE EXTENDING FROM S FLORIDA TO TEXAS WILL MAINTAIN GENERALLY 
LIGHT WINDS ELSEWHERE THROUGH THE PERIOD. SE RETURN FLOW WILL 
SLIGHTLY INCREASE OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT
AND AGAIN ON SAT AS LOW PRES W OF THE AREA INTERACTS WITH THE
RIDGE.

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GMZ080-210330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS TSTMS NW PART.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 
5 TO 10 KT THU S OF 27N AND VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT FAR W PART INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 2 TO 3 FT FAR
W PART.

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GMZ082-210330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
N OF 23N W OF 95W SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT AND ALONG THE NW COAST OF 
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF
23N W OF 96W E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT
WED NIGHT AND ALONG THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT ALONG 
THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-210330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 24N
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS FROM 23N TO 25N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 25N.
.WED THROUGH THU...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS S OF 25N.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. N OF
27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS PART.

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GMZ086-210330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT MON JUL 20 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N 
OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS
FROM 24N TO 25N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. WINDS AND SEAS
MAY BE HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS MAINLY E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS N PART.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE