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FZNT24 KNHC 282054
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-290330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 28 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH FROM 30N85W TO NEAR 23N92W WILL SLOWLY 
MOVE E TONIGHT 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 EXTEND 
FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR 26N92W MON MORNING BEFORE 
DISSIPATING ON TUE. HIGH PRESSURE RIDGING BUILDS IN OVER THE N 
GULF ON WED. 
 
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GMZ080-290330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 28 2009

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT MON. 

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GMZ082-290330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 28 2009

.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. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
W OF 93W. 

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GMZ084-290330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 28 2009

.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. 
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 
27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N N TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-290330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT FRI AUG 28 2009

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

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FORECASTER FORMOSA