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FZNT24 KNHC 152049
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 15 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.

GMZ089-160330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 15 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH ACROSS THE FAR SE GULF AND S FLORIDA... 
FORMERLY THE NORTH PORTION OF A TROPICAL WAVE...WILL CONTINUE TO 
MOVE NW ACROSS THE EASTERN AND MIDDLE GULF TONIGHT THROUGH 
SUN...THEN MOVE INLAND OVER THE SE CONUS MON AND TUE. VERY 
ACTIVE WEATHER AND INCREASING WIND AND SEAS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS 
TROUGH. A WEAK TROUGH FROM NEAR PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL 
GULF NEAR 27N93W WILL SHIFT NW AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TONIGHT.

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GMZ080-160330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 15 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT 
TONIGHT BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT BY TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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GMZ082-160330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 15 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 
TO E 15 TO 20 KT EACH AFTERNOON S OF 22N E OF 93W. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT SE SECTIONS LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENINGS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N SUN THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ084-160330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 15 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT. S OF 27N...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND 
TROUGH SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED 
TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 26N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO NE 15 TO 
20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT ALONG YUCATAN COAST. 

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GMZ086-160330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 15 2009

.TONIGHT...S AND SE OF TROUGH...SW TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT...BECOMING S TO SE 20 KT S PORTIONS LATE. SEAS BUILDING 3 TO 
5 FT. N AND NW OF TROUGH...VARIABLY MAINLY E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR NUMEROUS 
SQUALLS AND TSTMS NEAR TROUGH. ELSEWHERE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE... N OF 26N...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
SUN NIGHT BECOMING E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BY LATE MON. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT SUN NIGHT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT BY TUE. S OF 26N...E TO SE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT MON. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT SUN NIGHT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
 
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FORECASTER STRIPLING