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FZNT24 KNHC 260923
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED AUG 26 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.

GMZ089-261530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY TROUGH FROM 30N84W TO 23N90W 
DISSIPATE TODAY.  WEAK HIGH PRES BUILD ACROSS N GULF THROUGH 
FRI.  WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH POSSIBLY MOVE INTO NW GULF SAT AND SUN.
 
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GMZ080-261530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2009

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...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 SHIFT E THU. 
SEAS 1 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF 95W S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. E OF 95W E WINDS 10 
KT SHIFT SW SAT. SEAS 2 FT THROUGHOUT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 

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GMZ082-261530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2009

.TODAY 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 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA EVENINGS. SEAS 3 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT WITHIN 90 
NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA EVENING. SEAS 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-261530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2009

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFT SW SAT.
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT THROUGHOUT. 
.SUN...N OF 25N SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-261530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2009

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...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 26N.
.FRI AND SAT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFT SE SAT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES