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FZNT24 KNHC 240319
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-240930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 23 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM JUST N OF SARASOTA 
FLORIDA TO THE SW GULF NEAR 24N93W WILL DRIFT SE AND S OVERNIGHT 
THEN MEANDER ACROSS THIS GENERAL AREA THROUGH MON NIGHT. A WEAK 
HIGH OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL WEAKEN THROUGH MON THEN BECOME 
ELONGATED ACROSS THE N GULF THROUGH THU. A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH 
WILL APPROACH THE NW GULF FRI.
 
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GMZ080-240930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 23 2009

.TONIGHT...E OF 93W...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. W OF 93W...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS S AND W PORTIONS. 
.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. 
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. 

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GMZ082-240930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 23 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 95W...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA EARLY. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. WIND AND SEAS 
HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA MON NIGHT. 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. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S OF 22N WED.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-240930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 23 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 24N...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 24N...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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.
.FRI...N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR 
TSTMS FAR NW PORTION. 

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GMZ086-240930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 23 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND THU...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.....HIGHEST 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.FRI...N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
 
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FORECASTER STRIPLING