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FZNT24 KNHC 161627 CCA
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...UPDATED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1130 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.

UPDATED TO INCLUDE UPGRADE FROM TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR TO 
TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE.

GMZ089-170330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...UPDATED
1130 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FOUR HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM 
CLAUDETTE CENTERED NEAR 28.7N 84.7W 1011 MB AT 1230 PM EDT 
MOVING NW 12 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT GUSTS TO 40 KT IS 
FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN TO A TROPICAL STORM THIS AFTERNOON MAKING 
LANDFALL OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS EVENING WITH MAXIMUM 
WINDS NEAR 50 KT GUSTS TO 60 KT. THE STORM WILL WEAKEN TO 
TROPICAL DEPRESSION AS IT MOVES INLAND TONIGHT AND MON. TROPICAL 
STORM ANA WELL E OF THE AREA WILL MOVE ACROSS HISPANIOLA AND 
CUBA TUE AND WED AS IT WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION. THE 
DEPRESSION IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE SE GULF THU.

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GMZ080-170330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 4 FT TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ENTIRE AREA THROUGH MON NIGHT.

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GMZ082-170330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

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

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GMZ084-170330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W...UPDATED
1130 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 29N E OF 87W THROUGH TONIGHT...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT..WINDS INCREASING TO TROPICAL STORM 
FORCE N OF 29N E OF 87W. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N OF 27N E OF 88W WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.MON...N OF 27N E OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 
4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-170330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W...UPDATED  
1130 AM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 28N THIS AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON....N OF 28N TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 45 
NM OF CENTER. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FT. FROM 26N 
TO 28N S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT FROM S TO 
N. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. FROM 25N 
TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 29N.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...S OF 26N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 
TO 10 FT. N OF 26N E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PART.
 
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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI