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FZNT24 KNHC 111450
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 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.

GMZ089-112130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL SHIFT S TO 
ALONG 26N TONIGHT ALLOWING A WEAK TROUGH TO MOVE OVER THE NE 
WATERS WED THEN STALLING AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATING THROUGH FRI. 
THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT BACK N ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS FRI NIGHT 
AND BE N OF AREA SAT.

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GMZ080-112130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 96W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.

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GMZ082-112130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE 
EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT LATE WED.
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH SAT...N OF 22N W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 
15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N.

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GMZ084-112130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 
90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE WITHIN 
90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THU. 

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GMZ086-112130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 11 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N SE TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY N OF 27N.
.SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS. 

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FORECASTER NELSON