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FZNT24 KNHC 080300
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-080930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 07 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE 
YUCATAN PENINSULA NEAR 21N90W WILL MOVE NW TO THE N CENTRAL 
GULF BY SAT MORNING...THEN DISSIPATE. A TROPICAL WAVE ALONG THE 
EASTERN PORTION OF THE BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE W
ACROSS THIS AREA TONIGHT AND SAT. A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE FAR 
NORTHERN GULF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD...WITH 
MAINLY LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS THROUGHOUT. A TROPICAL WAVE IS 
EXPECTED TO BRUSH THE FAR SE GULF EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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GMZ080-080930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 07 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS MAINLY N PART.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT..BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 
10 KT WED. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-080930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 07 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY BEHIND TROPICAL WAVE.
.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.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM 
OF THE YUCATAN COAST WED EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT E OF 94W...AND 
2 TO 3 FT W OF 94W.

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GMZ084-080930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 07 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
MAINLY N PART.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S 
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N PART.

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GMZ086-080930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 07 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST NEAR STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS N PART MON THROUGH WED.

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FORECASTER GR