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FZNT24 KNHC 051352
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 05 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.

GMZ089-052130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 05 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL SHIFT N OF AREA 
THIS WEEKEND. A TROUGH MOVING NW ACROSS THE SE WATERS WILL 
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THU NIGHT. A SECOND TROUGH WILL 
MOVE NW ACROSS THE SE GULF WATERS SAT NIGHT INTO SUN.

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GMZ080-052130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 05 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. N OF 27N E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS E PART THIS AFTERNOON.
.SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-052130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 05 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT BECOMING NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE 
EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-052130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 05 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-052130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 05 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS S PART. 

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FORECASTER NELSON