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FZNT24 KNHC 272024
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT MON JUL 27 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.

GMZ089-280330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT MON JUL 27 2009

.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE RIDGE REMAINS ACROSS N GULF WATERS THROUGH 
THE PERIOD.

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GMZ080-280330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON JUL 27 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...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 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS TONIGHT THROUGH 
TUE NIGHT.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-280330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON JUL 27 2009
 
.TONIGHT...S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 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 
OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT AT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 TO 
25 WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING 
EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 
NM OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-280330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT MON JUL 27 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING 
VARIABLE SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING NE TO E SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN YUCATAN 
CHANNEL THU INTO SAT IN SE SWELL.

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GMZ086-280330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT MON JUL 27 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT 
ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU THROUGH SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU THROUGH 
SAT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK