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FZNT24 KNHC 091447
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-092130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 09 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE FLORIDA STRAITS WILL DRIFT W 
THU AND DISSIPATE NEAR THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI. BROAD LOW PRES 
IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF FRI AND MOVE N OF SAT 
NIGHT.

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GMZ080-092130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 09 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO
2 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 
15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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GMZ082-092130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 09 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
BRIEFLY NE TO E WINDS 15 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING EVENINGS. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-092130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 09 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...NE TO WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N.
.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...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS N PART.

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GMZ086-092130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 09 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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. 
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 KT. SEAS NEAR CALM. S OF 27N SE 
TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON