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FZNT24 KNHC 110226
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-110930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 10 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH OVER THE SE GULF WILL DRIFT NW TONIGHT 
AND LOSE IDENTITY OVER N CENTRAL GULF LATE FRI NIGHT. LOW PRES 
NEAR 26N97W ALONG A COASTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE N ON SAT AND SUN 
TRAILING A WEAK COLD FRONT OFFSHORE TEXAS COAST SUNRISE MON. THE 
FRONT WILL STALL FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO SE TEXAS TUE 
NIGHT. 

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GMZ080-110930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 10 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 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 SUN...W OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
E OF 93W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS.
.MON AND TUE...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
MON NIGHT AND TUE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ082-110930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 10 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 94W.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON AND TUE...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 ISOLATED TSTMS NW PART.

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GMZ084-110930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 10 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
S 10 KT S OF TROUGH. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.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.
.TUE...N OF 26N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-110930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 10 2009

.TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON/COBB