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FZNT24 KNHC 270327
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-270930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT WED AUG 26 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH FROM APALACHEE BAY SW TO NEAR 23N89W 
WILL SLOWLY MOVE E THROUGH FRI NIGHT WHILE DISSIPATING. WEAK HIGH
PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE N GULF THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL 
MOVE INTO THE N GULF SUN NIGHT...THEN REACH FROM THE NE GULF TO 
27N97W BY LATE MON. 
 
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GMZ080-270930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 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. SEAS
SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS OR TSTMS NEAR 
FRONT. 

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GMZ082-270930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 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 IN THE 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 IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-270930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT WED AUG 26 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 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 28N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.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 TO 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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GMZ086-270930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT WED AUG 26 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
THROUGHOUT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.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 TO 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 AGUIRRE