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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2009

UPDATE TO NW AND SW GULF

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.

GMZ089-212130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 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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GMZ080-212130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 TO 3 FT.WIND AND SEAS 
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.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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GMZ082-212130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT... 
EXCEPT BECOMING NE WINDS 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA 
THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 93W...SE WINDS 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WIND AND 
SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 94W.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 22N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS SUBSIDING 1 TO 3 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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GMZ084-212130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ086-212130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 21 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 STRIPLING