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FZNT24 KNHC 222025
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-230330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 22 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 26N88W 
WILL DRIFT SLOWLY SE THROUGH MON. ELSEWHERE HIGH PRES IN CENTRAL 
GULF WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT W THROUGH MON...THEN BUILD BACK 
ACROSS THE AREA TUE THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-230330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 22 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E OF 96W VARIABLE SW TO W WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT BECOMING NE SUN AND E TO SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
W OF 96W SE TO S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS E OF 95W TONIGHT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS OR TSTMS N PORTION LATE.

$$
GMZ082-230330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 22 2009

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

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GMZ084-230330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 22 2009

.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 25N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT SUN. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 
TSTMS S OF 27N. 

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GMZ086-230330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 22 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING 
VARIABLE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE E WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED 
TSTMS N OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 25N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
 
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FORECASTER COBB