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FZNT24 KNHC 090830
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED SEP 09 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.

GMZ089-091530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED SEP 09 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH OFF THE SE FLORIDA COAST WILL 
ENTER THE SE GULF LATER TODAY...THEN MOVE NW. BROAD LOW PRES IS 
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF FRI...THEN MOVE NE SAT AND 
SUN.

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GMZ080-091530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT WED SEP 09 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT FRI. S OF 27N E 
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE TO S FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF 95W NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E 
OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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GMZ082-091530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED SEP 09 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NEAR 
COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA NE TO E WINDS 15 KT DURING THE 
EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 95W E TO 
SE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-091530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT WED SEP 09 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 87W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
28N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.


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GMZ086-091530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT WED SEP 09 2009

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 26N.
.FRI...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
N OF 26N. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI