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FZNT24 KNHC 270926
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU AUG 27 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.

GMZ089-271530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH FROM 28N86W TO NEAR 22N90W WILL 
MEANDER IN THE CENTRAL GULF 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 27N96W MON MORNING BEFORE DISSIPATING. 
 
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GMZ080-271530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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GMZ082-271530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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GMZ084-271530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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GMZ086-271530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 SCHAUER CLARK