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FZNT24 KNHC 161448
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 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 30N92W TO S TEXAS THU...FROM 
30N89W TO NE MEXICO FRI...THEN DISSIPATE SAT.

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GMZ080-162130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 16 2009

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

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GMZ082-162130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 16 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS...EXCEPT 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST EVENING. 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 AND SUN...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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GMZ084-162130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 16 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. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N THROUGH THU.
.SAT AND SUN...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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GMZ086-162130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT WED SEP 16 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 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 AND SUN...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 DGS/JPC