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FZNT24 KNHC 310852
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 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.

GMZ089-311530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2009

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

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GMZ080-311530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2009

.TODAY...S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ELSEWHERE S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING
TO 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF
28N.
.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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GMZ082-311530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT ALONG YUCATAN 
PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT ALONG 
YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENING NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE SUN THROUGH 
MON. 

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GMZ084-311530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N
E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT S OF 23N 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N E TO SE 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT S OF 23N 4 TO 6 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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GMZ086-311530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT FRI JUL 31 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 28N.
.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 NEAR 15 TO 
20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT NEAR 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE