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FZNT24 KNHC 180902
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 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.

GMZ089-181530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL MOVE S 
TO 25N BY THE END OF THE WEEK. TROPICAL WAVE NOW OVER HISPANIOLA 
AND SE BAHAMAS WILL MOVE INTO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS AND 
EVENING AND MOVE INTO SE GULF WED THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE W THROUGH
FRI.

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GMZ080-181530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-181530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N.
.WED THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-181530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N WINDS SW TO W 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-181530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 18 2009

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