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FZNT24 KNHC 090308
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-090930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 08 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE FAR NORTHERN GULF WATERS 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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GMZ080-090930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 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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GMZ082-090930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 08 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF 
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS OVER THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE.
.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 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 90 
NM OF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST NE WINDS 20 KT IN THE 
EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT WITHIN 75 NM OF THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA COAST NE 15 TO 20 KT THU EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-090930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 08 2009

.TONIGHT... N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.MON THROUGH 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 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS MAINLY N PART.
.WED AND THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
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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GMZ086-090930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 08 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS N OF 25N 
.SUN AND 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. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 
SE TO S LATE TUE. SEAS 1TO 2 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.
.WED AND THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
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 GR