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FZNT24 KNHC 030308
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-030930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 02 2009

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

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GMZ080-030930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 02 2009

.TONIGHT AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 
WINDS W OF 94W. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...N OF 27N E OF 95W SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-030930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 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 
TONIGHT AND MON AND AGAIN THU AND FRI.

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GMZ084-030930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 02 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT TO 4 
FT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL IN SE SWELL.
.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. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 
TO 4 FT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS WED AND THU.

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GMZ086-030930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 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. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N HALF.
.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...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN FLORIDA 
STRAITS TUE NIGHT. 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 WED.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK