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FZNT24 KNHC 242103
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-250330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 
25N89W TO THE UPPER TEXAS COAST WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE ACROSS 
THE W GULF THROUGH TUE NIGHT...WHILE DRIFTING NW AS A WARM FRONT 
ACROSS E GULF TONIGHT AND TUE. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL MOVE ACROSS 
THE N GULF THROUGH THU. A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE 
TEXAS COAST FRI AND SAT.
 
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GMZ080-250330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF 95W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING 
E THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF 95W...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E 
OF 95W...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW SAT. SEAS 1 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION. 

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GMZ082-250330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT WITHIN 90 
NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS GRADUALLY DIMINISHING. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 22N...E WINDS 10 KT. S OF 22N...NE TO E 
WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA 
DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE 
AREA. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.FRI AND SAT...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. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S PORTION.

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GMZ084-250330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N...VARIABLE NE TO E WINDS 
LESS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED THROUGH THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING 
SW SAT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. 

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GMZ086-250330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N...NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING SW 
SAT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. 
 
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FORECASTER COBB