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FZNT24 KNHC 050844
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 05 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.

GMZ089-051530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 05 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA INTO THE NW GULF 
WILL LIFT N THROUGH TUE THEN DISSIPATE OVER THE FAR N WATERS BY 
THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL ENTER SE 
WATERS LATE MON AND SLOWLY MOVE NW TOWARD THE MIDDLE GULF 
THROUGH WED.

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GMZ080-051530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 05 2009

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-051530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 05 2009

.TODAY THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT S 
OF 22N E OF 92W DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-051530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 05 2009

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE BEHIND 
TROUGH WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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GMZ086-051530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 05 2009

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
BEHIND TROUGH. SEAS BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK