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FZNT24 KNHC 261533
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY TROUGH FROM 30N84W TO 22N92W WILL 
DISSIPATE THIS AFTERNOON. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE N 
GULF THROUGH FRI. A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH POSSIBLY MOVE INTO THE 
NW GULF EARLY SUN.
 
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GMZ080-262130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 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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GMZ082-262130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 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 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-262130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 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 TO 3 FT. S OF 
25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-262130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT WED AUG 26 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.  

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FORECASTER BARNES/CHRISTENSEN