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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-060330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT WED AUG 05 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE NORTH 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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GMZ080-060330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED AUG 05 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 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 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS E PART THIS AFTERNOON.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-060330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED AUG 05 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT BECOMING NE TO 15 
KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 
3 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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GMZ084-060330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT WED AUG 05 2009

.TONIGHT 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.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...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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GMZ086-060330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 PM CDT WED AUG 05 2009

.TONIGHT 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 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...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 LL