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FZNT24 KNHC 150219
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 14 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.

GMZ089-150930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 14 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 29N94W TO 26N97W BECOMES STATIONARY 
TO 21N97W. FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 30N89W TO 25N93W TUE AFTERNOON 
AND WEAKEN WED AS IT STALLS FROM MOBILE BAY TO 25N93W THROUGH 
THU. FRONTAL TROUGH SLOWLY DISSIPATES BY SAT. 

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GMZ080-150930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 14 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 27N W OF 90W SW TO W WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS W OF 94W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED NIGH THROUGH FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-150930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 14 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. 
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 94W.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 94W.
 
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GMZ084-150930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 14 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W OF 87W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BECOMING E TO SE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT S OF 24N FRI. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N TUE THROUGH THU.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-150930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 14 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 
FT IN STRAITS OF FL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 
26N.
.TUE THROUGH THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE S OF 
27N SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER SHAUER CLARK/COBB