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FZNT24 KNHC 281509
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 28 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.

GMZ089-282130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 28 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL CHANGE LITTLE 
THROUGH THE PERIOD.

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GMZ080-282130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 28 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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. 
.FRI AND SAT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE 
SWELL.

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GMZ082-282130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 28 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE 15 TO 20 KT
DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE
COAST OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA NE 15 TO 20 KT 
DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-282130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 28 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT UP 
TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SAT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-282130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE JUL 28 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR SE PART.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. 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 AND FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE