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FZNT24 KNHC 010952
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 01 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.

GMZ089-011530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 01 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO 
PALACIOS TEXAS WILL BEGIN TO MOVE E ON TUE AND REACH FROM 
CENTRAL FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE THU.  FRONT LINGER INTO SAT 
AS POSSIBLE WEAK LOW PRES MOVES NE ALONG BOUNDARY TUE THROUGH 
WED.  WEAK SURFACE TROUGHS SE OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY REMAIN THROUGH 
TUE NIGHT ALLOWING FOR SCATTERED TSTMS TO CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF 
GULF THROUGH LATE TUE NIGHT.

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GMZ080-011530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 01 2009

.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 
KT. SEAS 2 FT. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.THU...W OF 94W WINDS NE LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. E OF 94W N 
TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ082-011530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 01 2009

.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. W 
OF 93W SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ084-011530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 01 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S 
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR 
FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT S OF 23N 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 1 FT N OF 24N...AND 3 FT S OF 24N.

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GMZ086-011530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 01 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. WINDS AND 
SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS TSTMS N OF 27N.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOME E AT 10 KT 
SAT. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES