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FZNT24 KNHC 292045
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-300330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 29 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG 26N 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 AND OVER N FLORIDA 
ON THU.

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GMZ080-300330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 29 2009

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT W OF 
95W. 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. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ082-300330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 29 2009

.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...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 
20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.

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GMZ084-300330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 29 2009

.TONIGHT 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 THROUGH 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 AND THU...N OF 25N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-300330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT SAT AUG 29 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE 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 SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH 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.
.THU...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. 

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FORECASTER FORMOSA