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FZNT24 KNHC 110901
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 11 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.

GMZ089-111530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 11 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK TROUGH OVER THE SE GULF WILL DRIFT NW AND 
DISSIPATE OVER N CENTRAL GULF LATE TONIGHT. LOW PRES NEAR 29N96W 
ALONG A COASTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE N ON SAT AND SUN TRAILING A 
WEAK COLD FRONT OFFSHORE TEXAS COAST EARLY MON. THE FRONT WILL 
STALL FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO SE TEXAS TUE NIGHT. 

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GMZ080-111530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 11 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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GMZ082-111530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 11 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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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GMZ084-111530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 11 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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GMZ086-111530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 11 2009

.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT 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 DGS