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FZNT24 KNHC 181525
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-182130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 18 2009

.SYNOPSIS...PERSISTENT LOW PRESSURE ACROSS E TEXAS AND LOUISIANA 
WITH ASSOCIATED OLD FRONTAL TROUGH FROM LOW TO SE LOUISIANA TO 
OFFSHORE OF BROWNSVILLE TEXAS THIS MORNING. LOW WILL DRIFT E 
THROUGH SAT AND THEN FINALLY LIFT NE AND OUT OF THE REGION SUN 
THROUGH MON...AND DRAG DISSIPATING TROUGH N WITH IT. 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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GMZ080-182130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 18 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...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. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT NIGHT AND 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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GMZ082-182130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 18 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E OF 95W...NE TO WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
INCREASING BRIEFLY 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST 
DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 94W THIS 
AFTERNOON AND E OF 94W THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
.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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GMZ084-182130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 18 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 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.

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GMZ086-182130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 18 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N...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 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 STRIPLING