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FZNT24 KNHC 291512
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-292130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 29 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 26N THIS AFTERNOON AND 
TONIGHT 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 THE MIDDLE COAST OF TEXAS MON MORNING AND 
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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GMZ080-292130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 29 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 KT W OF 95W TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT W OF 95W 
AND 1 TO 2 FT E OF 95W. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.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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GMZ082-292130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 29 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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. 

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GMZ084-292130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 29 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S 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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GMZ086-292130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT AUG 29 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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. 

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FORECASTER GR