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FZNT24 KNHC 290312
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-290930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 28 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH FROM 29N83W TO 25N86W TO NEAR 23N92W 
WILL SLOWLY MOVE E THROUGH SAT MORNING THEN DISSIPATE FROM 
CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE SE GULF SAT NIGHT. 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 PRES WILL BUILD S OVER 
THE NORTHERN GULF ON TUE PUSHING THE FRONT INTO THE CENTRAL GULF 
BY WED. 
 
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GMZ080-290930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 28 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E 
OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.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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GMZ082-290930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 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 15 TO 
20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S OF 23N.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
W PART. 

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GMZ084-290930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 28 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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. 
SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N NW TO N 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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GMZ086-290930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT FRI AUG 28 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.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 E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 28N...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS OF 28N.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S PORTION.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE