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FZNT24 KNHC 230326
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT WED JUL 22 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.

GMZ089-230930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT WED JUL 22 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ACROSS THE N GULF GRADUALLY SHIFTS EASTWARD 
THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH INCREASING SE RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE W 
GULF BY LATE IN THE WEEKEND.

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GMZ080-230930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT WED JUL 22 2009

.TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 
10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-230930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED JUL 22 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 22N E OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 
KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING 
THE EVENINGS AND OVERNIGHTS...THEN BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT 
DURING THE MORNINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 22N W OF 95W VARIABLE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 24N E OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 
20 KT LATE SUN...THEN BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT.

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GMZ084-230930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT WED JUL 22 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING E TO SE THU. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT INCREASING TO 
3 TO 5 FT LATE SUN.

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GMZ086-230930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT WED JUL 22 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN 
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS S OF 27N.

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FORECASTER COHEN