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FZNT24 KNHC 032058
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT MON AUG 03 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.

GMZ089-040330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT MON AUG 03 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH WILL DIP INTO THE EXTREME NE 
GULF TUE DISSIPATING BY WED. A SECOND WEAK TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO 
THE NE WATERS THU AND DISSIPATE BY FRI. OTHERWISE A RIDGE WILL 
EXTEND E TO W OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD.

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GMZ080-040330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT MON AUG 03 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-040330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON AUG 03 2009

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

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GMZ084-040330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT MON AUG 03 2009

.TONIGHT 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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 
FT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS WED AND THU.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. HIGHEST SEAS S PART.

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GMZ086-040330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 PM CDT MON AUG 03 2009

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

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FORECASTER LL