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FZNT24 KNHC 170909
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON AUG 17 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.

GMZ089-171530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM CLAUDETTE INLAND NEAR 30.9N 87.0W 
1006 MB AT 5 AM EDT MOVING NW AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 
35 KT GUSTS TO 45 KT. CLAUDETTE WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION 
OVER CENTRAL OVER ALABAMA THIS AFTERNOON. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 
ANA ENTERING THE E CARIBBEAN WILL MOVE INTO THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA WED AND INTO THE EASTERN GULF THU AND FRI.

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GMZ080-171530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.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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GMZ082-171530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT 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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GMZ084-171530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

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

.TONIGHT...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 28N E OF 87W EARLY  
HIGHEST WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT THEN SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT EARLY SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N E OF 
87W. 
.TONIGHT 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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GMZ086-171530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING N OF 29N...

.TODAY...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS N OF 28N EARLY. HIGHEST 
WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT THEN BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
12 FT SUBSIDING SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS IN SQUALLS N OF 28N.
.TONIGHT 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 25 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT. N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 27N.
 
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FORECASTER DGS