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FZNT24 KNHC 280309
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-280930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH FROM 29N86W TO NEAR 22N88W WILL SLOWLY
MOVE E THROUGH FRI WHILE BECOMING DIFFUSE. A RIDGE WILL BUILD
ALONG 26N SAT BEFORE SHIFTING S AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN 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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GMZ080-280930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 92W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.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 1 TO 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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GMZ082-280930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 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. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND 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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GMZ084-280930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2009

.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. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS
AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING E TO SE FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-280930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT THU AUG 27 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS
HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 TO 2 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N BECOMING ISOLATED LATE FRI
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
.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 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
N OF 27N.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 25N NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 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 AGUIRRE