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FZNT24 KNHC 310315
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT THU JUL 30 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.

GMZ089-310930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL EXTEND FROM THE ATLC W ACROSS 
THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD.

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GMZ080-310930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART. 

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GMZ082-310930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT ALONG 
YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N...AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. 
.SAT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT ALONG 
YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENING N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE SUN THROUGH MON. 

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GMZ084-310930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT...EXCEPT 5 TO 6 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS S PART.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-310930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT THU JUL 30 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 27N TO 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 
TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING