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FZNT24 KNHC 241447
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 24 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.

GMZ089-242130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 24 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE ACROSS THE N GULF WILL PERSIST THROUGH 
THE PERIOD. E TO SE FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE W GULF BY LATE 
IN THE WEEKEND. A TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN 
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING...AND INTO 
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ON SAT. 

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GMZ080-242130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 24 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
SHIFTING SE TO S 10 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS N PORTION. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT E 
OF 94W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 94W.
.MON AND TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  

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GMZ082-242130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 24 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF THE 
YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT 
MAINLY WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING 
THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-242130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 24 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 
3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-242130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI JUL 24 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28 N SW WINDS 10 KT. S OF 28N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.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 25N.

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FORECASTER FORMOSA