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FZNT24 KNHC 130318
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-130930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT WED AUG 12 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 27N87W TO
26N90W TO 26N95W WILL MOVE LITTLE THROUGH FRI NIGHT...THEN 
SLOWLY DISSIPATE SAT AND SUN. A WEAK E TO W RIDGE OVER THE S AND 
CENTRAL WATERS WILL LIFT N TO THE NORTHERN GULF OVER THE 
WEEKEND. TROPICAL WAVES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU 
THROUGH FRI. A MORE ACTIVE TROPICAL WAVE IS EXPECTED TO
ENTER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE SE GULF FRI NIGHT INTO 
SAT...ACCOMPANIED BY SQUALLS AND TSTMS. THE WAVE WILL TRACK
ACROSS THE MIDDLE GULF SAT AND SUN AND WEAKEN OVER THE W GULF
MON.

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GMZ080-130930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT WED AUG 12 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 BECOMING SE SAT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH FRI.
.SUN AND MON...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ082-130930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED AUG 12 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 
15 TO 20 KT DURING THE EVENINGS WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT
DURING THE EVENINGS WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. 

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GMZ084-130930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT WED AUG 12 2009

.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...EXCEPT NE TO E
15 TO 20 KT DURING THE EVENINGS WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO 
SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT DURING THE EVENINGS 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-130930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 PM CDT WED AUG 12 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT
S OF 27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
MAINLY S PORTION.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE