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FZNT24 KNHC 190902
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 19 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.

GMZ089-191530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 19 2009

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRESSURE OVER LOUISIANA WITH ASSOCIATED TROUGH 
ALONG 92W WILL MOVE N TODAY AND BE WELL N OF THE AREA SUN. THIS 
ALLOWS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES TO BUILD IN FROM THE E MON AND TUE 
WITH LIGHT E TO SE WINDS. ANOTHER RIDGE OF HIGH PRES BUILDS IN 
FROM THE SRN PLAINS WED WITH WINDS BECOMING NE ACROSS THE ENTIRE 
GULF. 

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GMZ080-191530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 19 2009

.TODAY...W OF TROUGH W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. E OF 
TROUGH SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 
KT TUE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-191530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 19 2009

.TODAY 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 BAY OF CAMPECHE.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT....EXCEPT TO 
20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF YUCATAN COAST MON AND TUE EVENING. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS S PART.
 
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GMZ084-191530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 19 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-191530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT SAT SEP 19 2009

.TODAY 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 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER COBB