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FZNT24 KNHC 142050
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-150330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH FROM NW FLORIDA TO 26N91W WILL MEANDER 
ACROSS THE NE GULF THROUGH SAT MORNING THEN SHIFT NW AND INLAND 
SAT AFTERNOON. THE N PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE WILL ENTER THE 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS EVENING ACCOMPANIED BY SQUALLS AND 
TSTMS...AND INCREASING WINDS SEAS. THE WAVE WILL CONTINUE NW 
ACROSS THE EAST AND MIDDLE GULF SAT AND SUN THEN MOVE ALONG THE 
NW GULF COAST MON AND INLAND TUE.

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GMZ080-150330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009

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

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GMZ082-150330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT SE 
PART...INCLUDING ALONG YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 23N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT...
DIMINISHING W HALF TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
DIMINISHING TO 3 TO 4 FT WED.

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GMZ084-150330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING E TO SE WINDS SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 6 FT LATE MON. SCATTERED SQUALLS AND 
TSTMS S HALF LATE SUN.

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GMZ086-150330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF TROUGH VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 10 KT TONIGHT 
BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SAT...AND 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT TONIGHT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT SAT... 
EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR 
SCATTERED SQUALLS.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT 
TUE. EXCEPT FLORIDA STRAITS E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THROUGH EARLY 
MON DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT 
TUE.
 
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FORECASTER STRIPLING