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FZNT24 KNHC 180825
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 18 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.

GMZ089-181530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 18 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD TROUGH OVER THE NW GULF WILL GRADUALLY 
DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. A BROAD TROUGH WILL FORM OVER THE S 
CENTRAL GULF MON AND TUE AS WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE 
NORTHERN GULF.

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GMZ080-181530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 18 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. E OF TROUGH SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-181530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 18 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF 
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 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 AROUND SUNSET. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT MON BECOMING E TO SE 
TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
 
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GMZ084-181530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 18 2009

.TODAY...N OF 26N S TO SW 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. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

$$
GMZ086-181530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT FRI SEP 18 2009

.TODAY...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. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
INCREASING 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N.

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FORECASTER NELSON