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FZNT24 KNHC 070833
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 07 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.

GMZ089-071530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 07 2009

.SYNOPSIS...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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GMZ080-071530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 07 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.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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GMZ082-071530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 07 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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.
.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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS S PART SAT.

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GMZ084-071530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 07 2009

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS.
.TONIGHT 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. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.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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GMZ086-071530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 07 2009

.TODAY 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 SCHAUER CLARK