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FZNT24 KNHC 100845
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU SEP 10 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.

GMZ089-101530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU SEP 10 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE SE GULF WILL DRIFT W AND 
DISSIPATE OVER THE MIDDLE GULF FRI. BROAD LOW PRES IS EXPECTED 
TO DEVELOP OVER THE NW GULF FRI. A FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE 
LOW EASTWARD ACROSS THE N WATERS FRI NIGHT AND SAT. THE LOW AND 
FRONT WILL MOVE N OF AREA SUN.

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GMZ080-101530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT THU SEP 10 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 
10 KT OR LESS W OF 95W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS.

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GMZ082-101530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU SEP 10 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...E OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 
96W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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GMZ084-101530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT THU SEP 10 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS N OF 24N.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-101530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT THU SEP 10 2009

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

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI