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FZNT24 KNHC 230918
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU JUL 23 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.

GMZ089-231530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU JUL 23 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE N GULF WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT 
SE AND EASTWARD THROUGH THE WEEKEND WHILE A WEAK FRONTAL 
BOUNDARY ACROSS SE TEXAS AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA SINKS SE INTO THE 
N GULF AND DISSIPATES BY FRI. INCREASING E TO SE FLOW WILL 
DEVELOP ACROSS THE W AND SW GULF BY LATE IN THE WEEKEND.

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GMZ080-231530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU JUL 23 2009

.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT 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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GMZ082-231530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU JUL 23 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 22N EASTERLY 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 3 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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GMZ084-231530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT THU JUL 23 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT OFF 
COAST OF YUCATAN...SHIFTING E TO SE THU. SEAS 1 TO 3 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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GMZ086-231530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT THU JUL 23 2009

.TODAY 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 EXCEPT TO 5 FT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING