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FZNT24 KNHC 220930
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 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.

GMZ089-221530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2009

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

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GMZ080-221530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT...EXCEPT SE 
TO S 10 KT W OF 96W. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS THROUGH SUN.
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ082-221530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2009

.TODAY 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 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT WITHIN 
90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA EVENING. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 22N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 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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GMZ084-221530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 24N NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
S OF 24N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 3 FT.  
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-221530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...SE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
 
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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES