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FZNT24 KNHC 020231
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 01 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.

GMZ089-020930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 01 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND E TO W ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF 
THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL 
MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN GULF TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUN.

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GMZ080-020930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 01 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 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. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SUN THROUGH THU...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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS S PART. 

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GMZ082-020930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 01 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
SHIFTING NE 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART...BECOMING 
SCATTERED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUN. 

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GMZ084-020930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 01 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 23N TO 28N 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 AND TSTMS S PART.
.MON THROUGH THU...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 
SW TO W LATE TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT...BECOMING NE TO E LATE TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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GMZ086-020930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 01 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...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. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS BECOMING SW TO W 
LATE TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING