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FZNT24 KNHC 200256
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-200930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS N GULF MOVE S TO ALONG 25N BY 
SAT. TROPICAL WAVE WILL BE OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT 
AND WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SW GULF S OF 20N THROUGH THU NIGHT. 
WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS GULF N OF 27N SUN AND MON.

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GMZ080-200930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW N 
OF 28N FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND MON...W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO 
SE MON. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-200930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 22N TONIGHT 
THROUGH THU.
.SAT...N OF 22N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.


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GMZ084-200930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2009

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND 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 3 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW 
TO N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N SAT AND SUN.

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GMZ086-200930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 PM CDT WED AUG 19 2009

.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 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT IN STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E 
WINDS 10 KT E OF 25N SUN. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS N OF 25N SUN.
 
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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK