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FZNT24 KNHC 300915
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 30 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.

GMZ089-301530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 30 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 26N DRIFT S AS COLD FRONT MOVE OFF NW 
GULF LATE TODAY AND REACH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO FAR SOUTHERN 
TEXAS AND NE MEXICO MON THEN SLOWLY BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH THU 
WITH WEAK TROUGH REMAINING OVER FAR NE GULF.

$$
GMZ080-301530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 30 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.  S OF 
FRONT SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR 
FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$
GMZ082-301530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 30 2009

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 KT WITHIN 90 
NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA EVENINGS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS W 
OF 95W.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN 
PENINSULA EVENING. SEAS 4 FT E OF 94W...AND 2 FT W OF 94W. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$
GMZ084-301530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 30 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR 
FRONT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$
GMZ086-301530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SUN AUG 30 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT.  SEAS 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 25N W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$
FORECASTER WALLY BARNES