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FZNT24 KNHC 252050
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 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.

GMZ089-260330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A SURFACE RIDGE FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO TEXAS WILL 
LIFT NORTH TO 29N BY MID WEEK. A TROPICAL WAVE CURRENTLY OVER 
THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE W THROUGH THE SOUTHERN BAY OF 
CAMPECHE ON MONDAY. SE FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF 
BY TUE AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER W TEXAS.

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GMZ080-260330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-260330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS TO 20 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING 
EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N. 
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...S OF 22N 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 22N 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 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING 
EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 
WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING 
EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-260330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2009

.TONIGHT 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. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS TODAY THROUGH SUN.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-260330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SAT JUL 25 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN