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FZNT24 KNHC 290913
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED JUL 29 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.

GMZ089-291530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED JUL 29 2009

.SYNOPSIS...SURFACE RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL SLOWLY 
SHIFT N TO 30N BY SUN.

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GMZ080-291530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED JUL 29 2009

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-291530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED JUL 29 2009

.TODAY 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 4 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 22N THU.
.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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GMZ084-291530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT WED JUL 29 2009

.TODAY 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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GMZ086-291530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT WED JUL 29 2009

.TODAY 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. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N TODAY.
.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 GR