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FZNT24 KNHC 081501
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-082130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 08 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK PRES PATTERN HOLDS THROUGH THU. COASTAL TROUGH 
DEVELOPS OVER THE W GULF LATE IN THE WEEK.

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GMZ080-082130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 08 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.

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GMZ082-082130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 08 2009

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

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GMZ084-082130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 08 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO 
S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-082130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 08 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2  
FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT FRI. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON