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FZNT24 KNHC 100226
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-100930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 09 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH IN 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 INLAND OVER 
TEXAS SAT NIGHT. A FRONT EXTENDS FROM THE LOW PRES SUN INTO MON 
FROM SE LOUISIANA/MISSISSIPPI INTO NW GLFMEX.

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GMZ080-100930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 09 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT...E OF 95W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT. W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT 
BECOMING 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W SW TO W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING W TO 
NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON...W OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W
SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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GMZ082-100930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 09 2009

.TONIGHT 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.
.FRI NIGHT. E OF 96W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
W OF 96W NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EARLY BECOMING VARIABLE 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EARLY BECOMING
1 TO 2 FT LATE. W OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 10 OR LESS.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ084-100930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 09 2009

.TONIGHT AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 24N.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.FRI NIGHT...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 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND TSTMS N PART.
.MON...S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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GMZ086-100930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 09 2009

.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 FRI NIGHT...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.
.SAT AND SUN...S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER MT/COBB