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FZNT24 KNHC 240930
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON AUG 24 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.

GMZ089-241530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT MON AUG 24 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 24N90W 
TO GALVESTON DISSIPATE TONIGHT.  WEAK HIGH PRES REBUILDS ACROSS 
GULF N COAST THROUGH THU.  WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH WILL APPROACH NW 
GULF FRI.
 
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GMZ080-241530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT MON AUG 24 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...W OF 96W SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
FT. E OF 96W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFT E FRI. SEAS 1 FT. 

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GMZ082-241530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON AUG 24 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 
22N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF 
YUCATAN PENINSULA EVENINGS. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.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 2 FT.

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GMZ084-241530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT MON AUG 24 2009

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 
KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED AND THU...E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

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GMZ086-241530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT MON AUG 24 2009

.TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 26N NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
 
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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES