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FZNT24 KNHC 242103
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-250330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 24 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 27N TO 28N THROUGH TUE. A 
TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY OVER THE NW CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE THROUGH 
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT AND SUN. SE FLOW WILL INCREASE ACROSS 
THE W GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK.

$$
GMZ080-250330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 24 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W S TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...EXCEPT S 
TO SW WINDS N OF 27N.
.MON THROUGH WED...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-250330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 24 2009

.TONIGHT 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 EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 
NE WINDS 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 21N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT AT NIGHT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W PART.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING 
EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ084-250330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 24 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ086-250330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT FRI JUL 24 2009

.TONIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 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 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK