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FZNT24 KNHC 231527
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-232130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM N FLORIDA TO THE 
CENTRAL GULF NEAR 25N90W TO THE UPPER TEXAS COAST WILL DISSIPATE 
TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN THROUGH MON 
THEN SURFACE RIDGE BUILD BACK ACROSS AREA TUE THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-232130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING E TO 
TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NE PART. 
.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 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ082-232130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 
2 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA MON TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF 
YUCATAN PENINSULA EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-232130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. WINDS 
AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-232130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN AUG 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING VARIABLE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND 
SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT...HIGHER ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA MON NIGHT. 
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S 
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
 
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FORECASTER GR