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

GMZ089-300330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT N TO NEAR
30N BY MON WITH LITTLE OVERALL CHANGE TO PRESENT CONDITIONS.

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GMZ080-300330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 27N97W. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH 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 AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-300330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 
DURING THE EVENINGS WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 92W...AND 3 TO 4 FT
E OF 92W. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT DURING THE 
EVENINGS WITHIN 90 NM OF THE COAST OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT.

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GMZ084-300330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N 
OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS S OF 25N.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 UP 
TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SAT THROUGH MON...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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GMZ086-300330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT WED JUL 29 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. N 
OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS S OF 27N.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 15 TO 
20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING 5 TO 
6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N 
TODAY.
.SAT THROUGH MON...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