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FZNT24 KNHC 171445
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 17 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.

GMZ089-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 17 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N92W TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL 
DRIFT SE THROUGH TONIGHT REACHING SE LOUISIANA TO 25N93W. THE 
FRONT WILL THEN BECOME STATIONARY AND WEAKEN TO A TROUGH FRI 
NIGHT AND DISSIPATE SAT. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN 
GULF SUN AND MON.

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GMZ080-172130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. E OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-172130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT...EXCEPT NE 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST LATE. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 
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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
 
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GMZ084-172130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 17 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 SHIFTING E 
TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS N OF 25N THROUGH TONIGHT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH 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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GMZ086-172130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.

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FORECASTER DGS/JPC