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FZNT24 KNHC 100311
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-100930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 09 2009

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

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GMZ080-100930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 09 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 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...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.

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GMZ082-100930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 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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GMZ084-100930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 09 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING VARIABLE TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
24N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY N OF 27N. 

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GMZ086-100930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N. 

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI