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FZNT24 KNHC 310930
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON AUG 31 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.

GMZ089-311530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT MON AUG 31 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK SURFACE TROUGH FROM W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO SE 
TEXAS COAST DISSIPATE THROUGH TUE.  HIGH PRES CENTER NEAR 25N90W 
REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH FRI.

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GMZ080-311530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT MON AUG 31 2009

.TODAY THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.  
SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR TROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

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GMZ082-311530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON AUG 31 2009

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE AT 15 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT W OF 93W 
AND 4 FT E OF 93W. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 93W.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

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GMZ084-311530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT MON AUG 31 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.  
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.TUE...N OF 25N NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.
.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 SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-311530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT MON AUG 31 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT.  
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 26N NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.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 LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES