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

GMZ089-010930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 31 2009

.SYNOPSIS...ATLANTIC HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL EXTEND E TO W ACROSS 
NE FLORIDA AND EXTEND ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS THROUGH 
THE PERIOD.

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GMZ080-010930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 31 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
94W...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT AND 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SUN THROUGH WED...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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GMZ082-010930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 31 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT ALONG YUCATAN 
PENINSULA EARLY...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT ALONG 
YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS LATE SUN THROUGH 
TUE. 

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GMZ084-010930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 31 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
FROM 26N TO 23N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 23N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 
FT ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. FROM 28N TO 23N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
S OF 23N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS S PART.
.MON THROUGH WED...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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GMZ086-010930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT FRI JUL 31 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 
6 FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS N OF 24N.
.SAT THROUGH WED...N OF 27N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. FROM 27N TO 25N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 25N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT TO 6 
FT IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING