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FZNT24 KNHC 220341
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-220930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES IN CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT W AS 
AS A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH MOVES ACROSS GULF N OF 26N SUN AND 
MON. HIGH PRES RIDGE BUILDS BACK TUE AND WED.

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GMZ080-220930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 
KT...EXCEPT S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 96W IN EVENINGS. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-220930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN 
PENINSULA EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT WITHIN 
90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 22N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF 
YUCATAN PENINSULA EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-220930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT SAT THROUGH SUN N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 
KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 F T SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
N OF 25N.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-220930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 21 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 
FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
 
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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK