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FZNT24 KNHC 280905
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 28 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.

GMZ089-281530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 28 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH FROM 30N86W TO NEAR 22N89W WILL SLOWLY
MOVE E TODAY 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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GMZ080-281530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 28 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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GMZ082-281530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 28 2009

.TODAY 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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GMZ084-281530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 28 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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GMZ086-281530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT FRI AUG 28 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING 
S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. S OF 25N SE 
TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS BECOMING ISOLATED TONIGHT.
.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 SCHAUER CLARK