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FZNT24 KNHC 120857
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED AUG 12 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.

GMZ089-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED AUG 12 2009

.SYNOPSIS...E TO W RIDGE OVER CENTRAL GULF WATERS HAS BEEN 
WEAKENED BY A TROUGH THAT HAS MOVED INTO NE WATERS AND IS 
EXPECTED TO STALL AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. THE RIDGE 
WILL BRIEFLY BUILD W ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS FRI BEFORE 
LIFTING N AS A TROPICAL WAVE MOVES THROUGH THE E AND MIDDLE 
PORTIONS.

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GMZ080-121530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED AUG 12 2009

.TODAY 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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GMZ082-121530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED AUG 12 2009

.TODAY THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 
BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST TONIGHT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT TONIGHT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N.
.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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GMZ084-121530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT WED AUG 12 2009

.TODAY 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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GMZ086-121530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 AM CDT WED AUG 12 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS...BECOMING NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS SUN.
.SUN...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
25N SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK