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FZNT24 KNHC 230934
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 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.

GMZ089-231530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 27N89W TO 
GALVESTON DRIFT E THROUGH MON.  ELSEWHERE HIGH PRES IN CENTRAL 
GULF WEAKEN AND SHIFT S TO 26N MON THEN BUILD BACK ACROSS AREA 
TUE THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-231530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 96W SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT 
SHIFT N TONIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. W OF 96W SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 FT.  
.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 3 FT. 

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GMZ082-231530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT 
EXCEPT 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA EVENINGS. SEAS 3 
FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT. SEAS 3 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 TO 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN 
PENINSULA EVENINGS. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 22N WED 
AND THU.

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GMZ084-231530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2009

.TODAY...N OF 25N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WIND AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 24N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT SE WINDS N OF 29N. SEAS 1 
FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.

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GMZ086-231530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW WINDS 10 KT SHIFT E 
TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 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 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
 
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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES