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FZNT24 KNHC 071511
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-072130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 07 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH FROM 29N84W TO 24N90W WILL MOVE NW
TO THE N CENTRAL GULF BY SAT MORNING...THEN DISSIPATE. A WEAK
RIDGE OVER THE FAR NORTHERN GULF WILL CONTINUE THE PERIOD...WITH 
LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS THROUGHOUT. A TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED 
TO MOVE INTO THE FAR SE GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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GMZ080-072130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 07 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT EARLY TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY S OF 27N.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF 93W E 
TO SE 5 TO 10 KT MON AND TUE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT W OF 94W...AND 2 TO 
3 FT E OF 94W. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS MAINLY N PART.

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GMZ082-072130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 07 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT
NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN COAST TONIGHT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 21N.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 20 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT E OF 94W...AND 2 TO 4 FT W OF 94W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS S PART SAT.

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GMZ084-072130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 07 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 
27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE
AREA.
.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 S OF 23N
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST SEAS NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
S OF 26N.
.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. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N PART.

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GMZ086-072130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 07 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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...INCREASING TO  
15 TO 20 KT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...
HIGHEST NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ENTIRE AREA...BECOMING ISOLATED N PART MON AND TUE.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE