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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 04 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.

GMZ089-041530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 04 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL EXTEND E TO W OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS 
THROUGH FRI BEFORE SHIFTING N OF THE AREA. MODERATE E TO SE FLOW 
WILL PERSIST ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD. THE N 
PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA TONIGHT AND INTO THE EXTREME SE GULF EARLY WED...MOVE 
ACROSS THE YUCATAN AND ADJACENT GULF WED NIGHT...AND ACROSS THE 
BAY OF CAMPECHE AND SW GULF THU AND THU NIGHT.

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GMZ080-041530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 04 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF 94W SE 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 WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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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GMZ082-041530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 04 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 S OF 21N THIS AFTERNOON AND ACROSS ENTIRE AREA THU AND 
FRI.

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GMZ084-041530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 04 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. FROM 23N TO 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 23N E WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT DURING THE LATE 
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS.  
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 
FT IN THE YUCATAN CHANNEL WITH 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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GMZ086-041530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 04 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N 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 TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT. WIND AND SEAS 
HIGHER NEAR 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 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 STRIPLING