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FZNT24 KNHC 121458
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-122130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 12 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WAVY STATIONARY BOUNDARY FROM CEDAR KEY...FL TO 
EMPIRE...LA TO 1006 MB LOW PRES NEAR 28N96W WITH A TROUGH S OF 
LOW TO 24N98W. LOW PRES WILL MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AND COME 
ONSHORE TONIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DEVELOP S OF THE LOW AND 
MOVE INTO THE NW GULF MON AND EXTEND FROM THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA 
COAST TO NE MEXICO BY WED.

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GMZ080-122130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 12 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT..EXCEPT 
15 TO 20 KT SUN MORNING N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 
TO 5 FT N OF 27N TONIGHT AND SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
S OF 28N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS.
.MON...W OF 94W SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.TUE AND WED...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 94W WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 1 TO 2 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
SCATTERED SHOWERS TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-122130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 12 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 94W.
.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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GMZ084-122130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 12 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF STATIONARY BOUNDARY E WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 26N WINDS S TO SW 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.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 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-122130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 12 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF STATIONARY BOUNDARY E WINDS 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN THROUGH WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SUN THROUGH MON.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK