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FZNT24 KNHC 080842
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 08 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.

GMZ089-081530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 08 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK PRES PATTERN HOLDS THROUGH THU. TROUGH DEVELOPS 
OVER THE W GULF FRI AND SAT.

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GMZ080-081530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 08 2009

.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS.

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GMZ082-081530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 08 2009

.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE 
WINDS 15 KT S OF 22N E OF 92W EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-081530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 08 2009

.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-081530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 08 2009

.TODAY THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI