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FZNT24 KNHC 210859
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON SEP 21 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.

GMZ089-211530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE OVER THE N GULF WILL SHIFT NE OF 
AREA TUE ALLOWING A WEAK COLD FRONT TO MOVE OVER THE NW WATERS 
TUE. THE FRONT STALLS FROM NW FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS WED 
DISSIPATING THU. A BROAD TROUGH WILL DOMINATE THE SE GULF 
THROUGH WED AND THE S CENTRAL GULF THU AND FRI.

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GMZ080-211530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS W PART.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SE OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-211530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 
20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...W OF TROUGH N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 
TROUGH SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
 
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GMZ084-211530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

.TODAY...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SW PART.

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GMZ086-211530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT MON SEP 21 2009

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 27N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.
.THU AND FRI...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON