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FZNT24 KNHC 101426
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1630 AM CDT MON AUG 10 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.

GMZ089-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 10 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK RIDGE WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF 
WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD.

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GMZ080-102130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 10 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS THU AND FRI.

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GMZ082-102130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 10 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 23N E OF 96W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
NE 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 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 S OF 23N.

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GMZ084-102130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 10 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 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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GMZ086-102130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 10 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 MAINLY N OF 27N. 

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FORECASTER NELSON