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FZNT24 KNHC 170310
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-170930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK TROUGH EXTENDING SW OFF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER 
DELTA WILL DISSIPATE TONIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF 
THE TEXAS COAST. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 30N92W TO S TEXAS 
THU...WEAKEN TO A TROUGH FROM 29N90W TO 25N91W FRI...THEN 
DISSIPATE ACROSS THE W AND NW GULF SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD 
OVER THE NORTHERN GULF SUN AND MON.

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GMZ080-170930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2009

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS W OF 95W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT 
SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 
TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.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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GMZ082-170930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 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 THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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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GMZ084-170930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT WED SEP 16 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 1 TO 2 FT N OF 26N AND 2 
TO 4 FT S OF 26N. 

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GMZ086-170930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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/CHRISTENSEN