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FZNT24 KNHC 191515
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 19 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.

GMZ089-192130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS N GULF MOVE S TO ALONG 25N BY 
SAT. TROPICAL WAVE WILL MOVE THROUGH STRAITS OF FLORIDA TODAY  
AND INTO SE GULF WED THEN WEAKEN AND MOVE W THROUGH FRI. WEAK 
FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS GULF N OF 27N SAT AND SUN.

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GMZ080-192130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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...N TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E SUN. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-192130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST EVENINGS. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N THIS 
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

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GMZ084-192130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. ISOLATED TSTM.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF THE YUCATAN COAST THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 
SUN. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.

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GMZ086-192130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 19 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED 
TSTMS S OF 25N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
SHIFTING SW THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 
KT INCREASING TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 
FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
 
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FORECASTER GR