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FZNT24 KNHC 180249
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-180930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE FROM NE GULF SW TO CENTRAL MEXICAN 
COAST WILL LIFT N TONIGHT THEN RETREAT TO THE NE WED AND THU. 
TROPICAL WAVE NOW OVER HISPANIOLA AND SE BAHAMAS THIS EVENING 
WILL REACH STRAITS OF FLORIDA TUE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND MOVE 
INTO SE GULF WED. 

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GMZ080-180930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 FT THROUGHOUT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS TONIGHT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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GMZ082-180930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
NE WINDS 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST THROUGH MIDNIGHT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ...EXCEPT TO 5 FT S OF 22N E OF 93W. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N.
.WED THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT WITHIN 
90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT.

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GMZ084-180930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 
FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 25N E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WIND AND SEAS 
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 24N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 24N SE 
TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ086-180930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 17 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
 
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FORECASTER STRIPLING