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FZNT24 KNHC 190302
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-190930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS N GULF MOVE S TO ALONG 25N BY 
SAT. TROPICAL WAVE ALONG 79W OVER THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN WITH 
NORTHERN EDGE MOVING THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT AND INTO 
SE GULF WED THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE W THROUGH FRI. WEAK FRONTAL 
TROUGH EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS GULF N OF 27N SAT AND SUN.

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GMZ080-190930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2009

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW N 
OF 28N FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-190930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO 
20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT...EXCEPT TO 5 FT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST EVENINGS. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 21N TONIGHT AND WED AND S OF 23N THU 
NIGHT AND FRI.

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GMZ084-190930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTM N OF 24N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-190930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SCATTERED TSTMS. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S 
OF 25N. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
SHIFTING SW THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT DIMINISHING TO 1 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
 
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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK