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FZNT24 KNHC 281503
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-282130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 28 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH FROM 30N85W TO NEAR 23N92W 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 PANHANDLE TO NEAR 26N92W MON MORNING BEFORE 
DISSIPATING ON TUE. 
 
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GMZ080-282130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 28 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT W OF 95W AND 1 TO 2 FT E OF 95W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS W OF 93W. 
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT MON. 

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GMZ082-282130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 28 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT 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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GMZ084-282130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 28 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING NE LATE. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 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 N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-282130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI AUG 28 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BECOMING ISOLATED TONIGHT.
.SAT NIGHT AND 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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE TUE. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT MON.

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FORECASTER GR