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FZNT24 KNHC 170204
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-170930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE NEAR 29.8N 85.8W 1008 MB AT 
8 PM EDT MOVING NW AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 
TO 55 KT. CLAUDETTE IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL OVER THE 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATER TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL 
DEPRESSION AS IT MOVES INLAND OVER ALABAMA ON MON. TROPICAL 
DEPRESSION ANA ENTERING THE E CARIBBEAN TONIGHT WILL MOVE ACROSS 
HISPANIOLA TUE...CUBA ON WED...AND INTO THE SE GULF ON THU AND 
THE CENTRAL GULF ON FRI. 

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GMZ080-170930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS TONIGHT.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-170930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

.TONIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...FROM 21N TO 24N E OF 93W E WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 FT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-170930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 28N E OF 87W...

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 28N E OF 87W. HIGHEST 
WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.MON...N OF 28N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 27N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.

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GMZ086-170930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 16 2009

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

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 28N. HIGHEST WINDS 45 
KT GUSTS 55 KT. SEAS TO 12 FT WITHIN 40 NM OVER THE SE QUADRANT. 
HIGHEST SEAS 13 FT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT ELSEWHERE N OF 28N. FROM 25N 
TO 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.  
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 26N. 
SCATTED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 27N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
 
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FORECASTER STRIPLING