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FZNT24 KNHC 092048
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-100330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 09 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MAINTAIN 
MAINLY LIGHT WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH FRI.

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GMZ080-100330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 09 2009

.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 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
WED THROUGH FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N 
OF 27N.

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GMZ082-100330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 09 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 23N E OF 94W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 95W.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 
15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THU AND FRI.

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GMZ084-100330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 09 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-100330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 09 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS SHIFTING SE TO S TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI