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FZNT24 KNHC 272020
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-280330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH FROM 30N85W TO 26N86W WILL DISSIPATE 
THROUGH FRI. A RIDGE BUILDS ALONG 26N SAT BEFORE SHIFTING SOUTH 
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE INTO THE N GULF SUN NIGHT. 
THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND IN THE NE GULF TO 
27N94W MON BEFORE DISSIPATING ON TUE. 
 
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GMZ080-280330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT OR LESS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT MON. 

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GMZ082-280330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2009

.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 NIGHT...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 THROUGH TUE...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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GMZ084-280330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING E TO SE FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT 
OR LESS. S OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.


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GMZ086-280330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2009

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS. 
.SUN...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N E TO 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.MON AND TUE...S OF 25N NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. N OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT MON.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN