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FZNT24 KNHC 120323
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-120930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 11 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK E TO W RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL
WEAKEN WED ALLOWING FOR A WEAK TROUGH TO MOVE OVER THE NE WATERS 
WED NIGHT...THEN STALL AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. THE 
RIDGE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD W ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS FRI AND
SAT BEFORE LIFTING NE AS A TROPICAL WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE E AND 
MIDDLE PORTIONS.

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GMZ080-120930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 11 2009

.TONIGHT 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 ENTIRE AREA.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-120930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 11 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 
BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST WED NIGHT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT WED NIGHT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS
AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 22N W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT 
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.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. 

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GMZ084-120930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 11 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...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...EXCEPT BECOMING
NE WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA...BECOMING
SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS SUN.

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GMZ086-120930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 11 2009

.TONIGHT 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 THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N SE TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY N OF 27N.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS...BECOMING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS SUN.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE