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FZNT24 KNHC 232103
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-240330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM 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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GMZ080-240330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT THU JUL 23 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
SHIFTING SE TO S SAT AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 
15 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
INCREASING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE.

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GMZ082-240330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU JUL 23 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 3 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 THROUGH TUE...N OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT INCREASING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE. 
S OF 24N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DURING THE DAYS AND  
NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT DURING THE EVENINGS AND OVERNIGHTS. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF 24N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-240330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT THU JUL 23 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...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 
TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT INCREASING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE SUN.

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GMZ086-240330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT THU JUL 23 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...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 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.

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FORECASTER COHEN