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FZNT24 KNHC 251530
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-252130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 23N89W 
TO 21N95W WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH WED. WEAK HIGH PRES 
WILL BUILD ACROSS THE N GULF THROUGH THU. A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH 
WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST FRI AND SAT.
 
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GMZ080-252130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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. E OF 95W...E 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SW SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT THROUGHOUT. 

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GMZ082-252130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 22N...E WINDS 10 KT. S OF 
22N...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF 
YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
THROUGHOUT. 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 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S PORTION.

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GMZ084-252130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N...E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
S OF 26N...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT THROUGHOUT. 
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...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SW SAT. S 
OF 25N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT THROUGHOUT. 

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GMZ086-252130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE AUG 25 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...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...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
 
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