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FZNT24 KNHC 141514
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 14 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.

GMZ089-142130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH FROM NW FLORIDA TO 28N87W WILL DISSIPATE 
TONIGHT. THE N PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA THIS EVENING ACCOMPANIED BY INCREASING WINDS AND 
BUILDING SEAS. THE WAVE WILL CONTINUE W INTO THE EAST AND MIDDLE 
GULF SAT AND SUN THEN BECOME A TROUGH AND MOVE NW ALONG THE NW 
GULF COAST MON AND INLAND TUE.

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GMZ080-142130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT E PART TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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GMZ082-142130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
NE 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.

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GMZ084-142130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT SAT. 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 ENTIRE AREA BECOMING 
ISOLATED SAT NIGHT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND TSTMS 
SPREADING FROM E TO W...SHIFTING W OF AREA WITH WAVE PASSAGE 
LATE SUN.

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GMZ086-142130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN. S 
OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT SAT AND TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. 
WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SQUALLS.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT N OF 26N TUE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE.

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FORECASTER DGS/JPC