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FZNT24 KNHC 290859
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 29 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.

GMZ089-291530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 29 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 26N TODAY BEFORE SHIFTING S 
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF 
SUN. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR 
26N95W MON MORNING. THE FRONT WILL BE REINFORCED BY A SECONDARY 
NORTHERLY SURGE BY TUE...WITH THE FRONT LYING FROM THE FL 
PANHANDLE TO 23N96W BY TUE AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL BECOME 
DIFFUSE OVER THE EASTERN GULF ON WED.

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GMZ080-291530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 29 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W 
OF 95W AND 1 TO 2 FT E OF 95W. 
.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. 

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GMZ082-291530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 29 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 MON AND TUE.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
W PART. 

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GMZ084-291530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 29 2009

.TODAY 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. 
.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. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.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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GMZ086-291530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SAT AUG 29 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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.
.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.
.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 NEAR FRONT.
.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 SCHAUER CLARK