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FZNT24 KNHC 180323
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-180930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 17 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO OFFSHORE 
OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL DRIFT SE AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN FROM 
MOUTH OF MISSISSIPPI TO NEAR 23N98W BY FRI MORNING THEN 
DISSIPATE ACROSS NE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND. A SECOND WEAKER 
TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE NW GULF SAT NIGHT AND SUN THEN 
DRIFT BACK TO THE NW AND MOVE INLAND SUN NIGHT AND MON AS HIGH 
PRES BUILDS W OVER THE NORTHERN GULF.

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GMZ080-180930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 17 2009

.TONIGHT 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 
3 TO 4 FT.  SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF TROUGH...NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING NW TO N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 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 AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-180930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 17 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 95W...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT 
15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 94W.
.SAT THROUGH 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 AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT MON BECOMING E TO SE 
TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
 
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GMZ084-180930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 17 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 SHIFTING E 
TO SE FRI. SEAS 1 TO 3 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 THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N 
OF 26N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N. 

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GMZ086-180930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT THU SEP 17 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. S OF 26N...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
INCREASING 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N...E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT FLORIDA STRAITS 
SUN THROUGH TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 26N.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING