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FZNT24 KNHC 271519
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-272130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH FROM 30N86W TO 25N88W WILL MEANDER 
OVER THE MIDDLE GULF AND DISSIPATE FRI NIGHT. 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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GMZ080-272130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. E OF 95W E 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING S 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 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. 

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GMZ082-272130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ084-272130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2  
TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING 
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... 
SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT. 

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GMZ086-272130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT THU AUG 27 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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...SHIFTING NE 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT. 

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FORECASTER JSC/JPC