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FZNT24 KNHC 250931
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 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.

GMZ089-251530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 22N90W 
TO 20N95W DISSIPATE THROUGH TONIGHT.  WEAK HIGH PRES REBUILD 
ACROSS N GULF THROUGH THU.  WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH APPROACH TEXAS 
COAST FRI AND SAT.
 
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GMZ080-251530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2009

.TODAY THROUGH THU...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E THU. SEAS 1 
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 E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFT SW SAT. SEAS 1 FT. 

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GMZ082-251530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2009

.TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 22N E WINDS 10 KT. S OF 22N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA 
EVENINGS. SEAS 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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GMZ084-251530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W 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 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFT SW SAT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

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GMZ086-251530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2009

.TODAY THROUGH THU...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFT SE SAT. SEAS 1 FT.
 
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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES