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FZNT24 KNHC 162053
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-170330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH FROM EXTREME SE LOUISIANA TO SW 
GULF NEAR 23N94W WILL DRIFT E AND GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH 
THU AS A NEW FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF. THIS NEW FRONT WILL 
EXTEND FROM 30N92W TO S TEXAS THU...FROM 30N89W TO NE MEXICO 
FRI...THEN DISSIPATE ACROSS THE W AND NW GULF SAT.

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GMZ080-170330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF TROUGH...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. W OF TROUGH... NW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 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.
.MON...WINDS BECOMING SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-170330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING N 
TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT THU. EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST 
DURING THE EVENING...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 23N.
.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.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
 
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GMZ084-170330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2009

.TONIGHT 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.
MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 4 
FT S OF 26N. 

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GMZ086-170330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N...S WINDS 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 THROUGH MON...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 STRIPLING