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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT THU AUG 06 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.

GMZ089-070330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT THU AUG 06 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 30N84W TO 26N94W WILL 
WEAKEN TONIGHT. A SECOND WEAK TROUGH MOVING NW ACROSS THE SE 
WATERS WILL TRACK WESTWARD ACROSS THE E AND CENTRAL GULF THROUGH 
THIS WEEKEND WHILE WEAKENING. BOTH TROUGHS WILL BE ACCOMPANIED 
BY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. A WEAK RIDGE 
WILL BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER THE FAR N GULF ON FRI AND PERSIST 
INTO NEXT WEEK...WITH E TO SE WINDS ACROSS MUCH OF THE GULF 
WATERS.

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GMZ080-070330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT THU AUG 06 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 
10 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 93W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... 
SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS E OF 94W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS SE PART.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-070330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU AUG 06 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 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 
TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 
20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT E OF 94W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 94W.

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GMZ084-070330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT THU AUG 06 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
S OF 26N.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 
FT S OF 23N.
.MON AND TUE...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 4 FT.

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GMZ086-070330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 PM CDT THU AUG 06 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.  
.FRI THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NEAR STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 

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FORECASTER COHEN