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FZNT24 KNHC 210934
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 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.

GMZ089-211530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE FROM W ATLC SW ACROSS N GULF MOVE S 
TO ALONG 25N BY SAT.  WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH MOVE ACROSS GULF N OF 
27N SUN AND MON.  HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS BACK ON TUE.

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GMZ080-211530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2009

.TODAY...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. E OF 95W 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...W OF 95W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
E OF 95W E TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.


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GMZ082-211530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 
15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 21N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA EVENINGS. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA EVENING. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...N OF 22N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN 
PENINSULA EVENING. SEAS 3 FT.

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GMZ084-211530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2009

.TODAY THROUGH MON...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFT NW TO N SAT 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 24N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N 
OF 25N SAT AND SUN.
.TUE...E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ086-211530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2009

.TODAY...N OF 25N SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N 
E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT...EXCEPT 4 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
 
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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES