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FZNT24 KNHC 310318
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-310930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 30 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE FAR NW 
PORTION OF THE GULF TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO FAR SOUTHERN TEXAS AND NE MEXICO MON THEN 
SLOWLY BECOME DIFFUSE THROUGH WED.  WEAK TROUGH WILL REMAIN 
OVER THE NE GULF THROUGH FRI.

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GMZ080-310930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 30 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT.  SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT MON AND TUE.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ082-310930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 30 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT AND MON  
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT W OF 93W...AND  2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 93W.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT 15 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT
E OF 93W...AND 1 TO 2 FT W OF 93W. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W 
OF 95W.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. 

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GMZ084-310930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 30 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
N OF 25N. 
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING
NW TO N TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.  
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 24N.
.FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-310930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT SUN AUG 30 2009

.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ENTIRE AREA NW PART. ISOLATED TSTMS ELSEWHERE.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA. 

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FORECASTER FORMOSA/AGUIRRE