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FZNT24 KNHC 160902
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 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.

GMZ089-161530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR CENTERED NEAR 27.7N 83.9W 1011 MB AT 5 
AM EDT MOVING NNW 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUST TO
40 KT...WILL STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 29.2N 85.0W AND 
JUST INLAND IN THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE NEAR 31.0N 86.7W TONIGHT 
FURTHER WEAKEN TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER CENTRAL ALABAMA MON. 
TROPICAL STORM ANA WILL E OF THE AREA WILL MOVE ACROSS CUBA TUE 
NIGHT AND WED NIGHT AND WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION...THEN 
THE DEPRESSION WILL MOVE INTO THE SE GULF THRU.


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GMZ080-161530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

.TODAY THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE 
AREA THROUGH MON.

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GMZ082-161530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

.TODAY 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 PART IN THE EARLY EVENINGS. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 23N SUN THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ084-161530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 28N E OF 87W TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT..N OF 28N E OF 87W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE AND SEAS 12 
FT OR GREATER LATE TODAY. ELSEWHERE N OF 27N WINDS SE 10 TO 15 KT
INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TO 
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-161530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 28N TODAY...

.TODAY....N OF 27N WINDS 30 KT GUST TO 40 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 
10 FT...WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND SEAS 12 FT OR 
GREATER N OF 28N THIS AFTERNOON. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE WINDS DECREASING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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. 
.WED...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS INCREASING S OF 26N.
.THU...S OF 26N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N E TO 
E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TO 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART.
 
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FORECASTER DGS