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FZNT24 KNHC 171516
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

.SYNOPSIS...CLAUDETTE WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER 
SOUTHERN ALABAMA. THE REMNANTS OF ANA CURRENTLY AFFECTING PUERTO 
RICO ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WED. A 
TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 94W S OF 22N WILL MOVE AWAY FROM THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE LATE TODAY.

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GMZ080-172130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

$$
GMZ082-172130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE 
EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 23N E OF 93W.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 FT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT.

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GMZ084-172130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
8 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N E OF 87W. WINDS AND SEAS 
HIGHER NEAR TSTMS.
.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...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE 
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
BETWEEN 24N AND 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-172130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 AM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 
28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST SEAS IN 
THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N. 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR TSTMS.
.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...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
 
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FORECASTER GR