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FZNT24 KNHC 091459
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 09 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.

GMZ089-092130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 09 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CONTINUE 
THROUGH THU WITH MAINLY LIGHT WINDS. THE NORTHERN PORTION OF A 
TROPICAL WAVE WILL PASS THROUGH THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT AND 
MON.

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GMZ080-092130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 09 2009

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

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GMZ082-092130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 09 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 23N E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-092130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 09 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...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.
.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.

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GMZ086-092130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 09 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
SE TO S LATE TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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 JSC/DGS