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FZNT24 KNHC 250319
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-250930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 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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GMZ080-250930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 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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GMZ082-250930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT WITHIN 90 
NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA. 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 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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GMZ084-250930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. 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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GMZ086-250930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT MON AUG 24 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING E S OF 25N 
SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT ENTIRE AREA.  
 
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FORECASTER GR