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FZNT24 KNHC 230320
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-230930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 22 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 28N90W WITH 
PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH FROM CEDAR KEY TO 27N87W 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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GMZ080-230930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 
.MON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 96W AT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ082-230930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 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 VARIABLE WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 22N E 
OF 95W.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA MON EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 22N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 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. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N WED AND THU.

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GMZ084-230930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT AUG 22 2009

.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 25N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. WIND AND SEAS 
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 24N.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS TO 
2 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT SE WINDS N OF 29N. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT...HIGHEST S PART.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
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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GMZ086-230930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 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 WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS 
N OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT...HIGHEST S PART. 
.TUE...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
 
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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK