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FZNT24 KNHC 151444
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 15 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.

GMZ089-152130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 15 2009

.SYNOPSIS...SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO 26N97W WILL 
EXTEND FROM 30N90W TO 25N97W TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL THEN STALL 
AND WEAKEN OVER THE NW WATERS WED AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE BY 
SAT. 

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GMZ080-152130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 15 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N E OF 94W 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.
.WED NIGHT 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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GMZ082-152130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 15 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N.
.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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GMZ084-152130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 15 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...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...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 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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GMZ086-152130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT TUE SEP 15 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
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 DGS/JPC