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FZNT24 KNHC 262043
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-270330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT WED AUG 26 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY TROUGH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE 
TO 24N90W WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD 
ACROSS THE N GULF THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE N 
GULF SUN NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM THE NE GULF TO 27N97W BY LATE 
MON. 
 
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GMZ080-270330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT WED AUG 26 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. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 95W S TO SW 10 KT. E OF 95W E WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT SHIFTING TO SW SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR 
TSTMS NEAR FRONT. 

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GMZ082-270330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED AUG 26 2009

.TONIGHT 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 THROUGH 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. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 21N.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. 

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GMZ084-270330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT WED AUG 26 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE THU AND THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N 
OF 25N. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING
SW SAT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT THROUGHOUT. 
.SUN...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
OR TSTMS S OF 25N. 
.MON...N OF 25N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... 
BECOMING NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT. 

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GMZ086-270330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT WED AUG 26 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. S OF 25N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.MON...N OF 25N W WINDS 10 KT...SHIFTING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... BECOMING 
NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR FRONT. 

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FORECASTER COBB