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FZNT24 KNHC 221528
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-222130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2009

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

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GMZ080-222130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2009

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

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GMZ082-222130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 95W NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF 
YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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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GMZ084-222130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 2 TO 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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GMZ086-222130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 STRIPLING