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FZNT24 KNHC 290303
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-290930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE FROM W CENTRAL ATLC W-SW TO CENTRAL 
FLORIDA THEN W ALONG 27N TO CENTRAL GULF WILL SHIFT SLOWLY AND 
GRADUALLY N TO 30N BY SUN.

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GMZ080-290930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...S OF 27N W OF 94W...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE...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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GMZ082-290930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT DURING 
THE EVENINGS WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT DURING THE 
EVENINGS WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA...NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT.

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GMZ084-290930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT TO 15. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
25N...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 6 
FT IN SE SWELL YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SAT AND SUN...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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GMZ086-290930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT TUE JUL 28 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N...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 BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT AND SUN...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 STRIPLING