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FZNT24 KNHC 260326
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-260930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 25 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 
23N90W TO 20N96W WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH WED.  WEAK HIGH PRES 
WILL BUILD ACROSS THE N GULF THROUGH FRI.  WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH 
WILL POSSIBLY MOVE INTO THE NW GULF DURING THE WEEKEND.
 
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GMZ080-260930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 25 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...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...SHIFT SW SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT THROUGHOUT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ082-260930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 25 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA FRI AND SAT EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PORTION.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. 

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GMZ084-260930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 25 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. S OF 26N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO SW 
SAT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT 
THROUGHOUT. 
.SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N 
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-260930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT TUE AUG 25 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...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING SE SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N 
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE