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FZNT24 KNHC 120850
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 12 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.

GMZ089-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 12 2009

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH FROM NEAR FT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE CENTRAL 
TEXAS COAST WILL N LATER TODAY. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP OVER S 
TEXAS AND MOVE NE. THE LOW WILL DRAG A WEAK COLD FRONT INTO THE 
NE GULF TUE AND EXTEND FROM THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO S 
TEXAS WED.

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GMZ080-121530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 12 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON...E OF 95W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 
95W W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.

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GMZ082-121530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 12 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS
.MON THROUGH WED...E OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. W OF 96W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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GMZ084-121530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 12 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N WINDS S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 1O KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-121530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 12 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N WINDS VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.MON...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS.
.TUE AND WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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FORECASTER DGS