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FZNT24 KNHC 101500
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 10 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE SE GULF WILL DRIFT NW TO THE 
N GULF FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH TX AND 
APPROACH NW WATERS FRI AND SLOWLY MEANDER E THROUGH MON. A 
FRONTAL TROUGH OVER THE ATLC WILL PUSH S THROUGH THE FL 
PENINSULA SUN AND ALLOW HIGH PRES TO BUILD OVER THE SE GULF 
EARLY NEXT WEEK.

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GMZ080-102130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 10 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 
TO 10 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF FRONT AND BECOMING N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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GMZ082-102130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 10 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST DURING 
EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 95W.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON...E OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 
96W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS NW PART.

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GMZ084-102130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 10 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
SE TO S SE OF TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 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...N OF 29N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N FRI AND ENTIRE AREA SAT.
.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 5 FT.

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GMZ086-102130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 10 2009

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

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK