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FZNT24 KNHC 061404
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 06 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.

GMZ089-062130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 06 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE NW GULF WATERS WILL MOVE W OF 
AREA TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE LATE MON. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL MOVE W 
INTO THE FLORIDA STRAITS MON NIGHT REACHING THE S CENTRAL GULF 
WATERS MID WEEK.

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GMZ080-062130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 06 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON.

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GMZ082-062130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 06 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 
WINDS 15 KT S OF 22N E OF 92W DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO 
EARLY TONIGHT. 

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GMZ084-062130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 06 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO
4 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS. 

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GMZ086-062130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 06 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT E OF TROUGH. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS TUE.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.

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FORECASTER NELSON