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FZNT24 KNHC 082103
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 08 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.

GMZ089-090330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 08 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE S OF 21N 
ALONG 96W WILL MOVE W OF THE REGION TONIGHT. A TROUGH FROM THE 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 27N89W MOVES NW THROUGH SUN MORNING. A WEAK 
RIDGE OVER THE FAR NORTHERN GULF WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WED 
...WITH MAINLY LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS THROUGHOUT. THE NORTHERN 
PORTION OF A WEAK TROPICAL WAVE MAY BRUSH THE FAR SE WATERS MON 
AND TUE.

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GMZ080-090330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 08 2009

.TONIGHT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.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.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 
5 TO 10 KT WED AND THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.

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GMZ082-090330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 08 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 60 NM E OF 
WAVE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT WITHIN 60 NM E OF WAVE 
3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN
90 NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST NE 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT E OF 94W...AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 94W.
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 
NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 75 NM OF THE 
YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST LATE WED NE 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-090330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 08 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...EXCEPT E OF TROUGH SE 15 KT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 
KT...INCREASING TO NE 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 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 FT. S 
OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS MAINLY N PART.
.WED AND THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS MAINLY N PART.

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GMZ086-090330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 08 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...HIGHEST NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS N OF 25N TONIGHT...BECOMING ISOLATED ENTIRE AREA SUN AND 
SUN NIGHT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 
SE TO S LATE TUE. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...HIGHEST NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS OR TSTMS N PART.
.THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR 
TSTMS N PART.

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FORECASTER COBB