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FZNT24 KNHC 190323
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-190930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 18 2009

.SYNOPSIS...PERSISTENT LOW PRESSURE REMAINS OVER LOUISIANA WITH 
AN ASSOCIATED TROUGH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE RIO GRANDE DELTA. 
THE TROUGH WILL DISSIPATE AS THE LOW DRIFTS E THROUGH SAT BEFORE 
LIFTING NE SUN THROUGH MON. NEXT FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST 
TUE AND REACH FROM MISSISSIPPI TO NE MEXICO WED.

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GMZ080-190930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 18 2009

.TONIGHT AND 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 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 
TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TUE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-190930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 18 2009

.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. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.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. 
SCATTERED TSTMS S PART.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART.
 
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GMZ084-190930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 18 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...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. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-190930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 18 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI/CHRISTENSEN