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FZNT24 KNHC 130903
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU AUG 13 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.

GMZ089-131530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM NW FLORIDA TO 27N87W WILL MOVE 
LITTLE THROUGH FRI NIGHT THEN DISSIPATE SAT. WEAK RIDGE OVER THE 
S AND CENTRAL GULF WILL MOVE N TO THE NORTHERN GULF OVER THE 
WEEKEND. A TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND 
THE SE GULF FRI NIGHT INTO SAT.

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GMZ080-131530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 13 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 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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GMZ082-131530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$
GMZ084-131530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2009

.TODAY 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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO 
SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-131530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 AM CDT THU AUG 13 2009

.TODAY 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 DGS