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FZNT24 KNHC 070303
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-070930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 06 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING FROM 29N85W TO 23N86W WILL 
CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TONIGHT. 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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GMZ080-070930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 06 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE 
NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS E OF 93W.
.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...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W E 
TO SE NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-070930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 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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GMZ084-070930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 06 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI...E TO SE 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...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-070930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 06 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
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 GR