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FZNT24 KNHC 160849
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED SEP 16 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.

GMZ089-161530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED SEP 16 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 26N95W WILL 
DISSIPATE LATER TODAY AS A NEW FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF. 
THIS SECOND FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 30N93W TO 26N97W THU MORNING 
THEN REMAIN STATIONARY AS IT WEAKENS TO A TROUGH FRI AND 
DISSIPATES SAT.

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GMZ080-161530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT WED SEP 16 2009

.TODAY...N OF 28N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. ELSEWHERE SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT NE WINDS NW 
OF FRONT SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-161530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED SEP 16 2009

.TODAY THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 22N.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT TO 15 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 94W.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT....EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 KT WITHIN 
90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 94W.
 
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GMZ084-161530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT WED SEP 16 2009

.TODAY 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 SE TO S 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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GMZ086-161530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT WED SEP 16 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 FT OR LESS WED NIGHT. S OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS.

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FORECASTER