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FZNT24 KNHC 022047
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 02 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.

GMZ089-030330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 02 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND E TO W OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS 
THROUGH THU THEN SHIFT N OVER THE NORTHERN COASTAL PLAINS FRI. 
THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE 
YUCATAN CHANNEL TONIGHT AND MON.

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GMZ080-030330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 02 2009

.TONIGHT AND MON...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. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-030330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 02 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
S PART...SHIFTING TO W PART WED AND THU.

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GMZ084-030330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 02 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 
26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. FR0M 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.

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GMZ086-030330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 02 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 
26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT FLORIDA
STRAITS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
FROM 26N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT 
FLORIDA STRAITS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART.

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FORECASTER NELSON