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FZNT24 KNHC 220825
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 22 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.

GMZ089-221530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 22 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST AROUND 
SUNSET AND STALL FROM 29N90W TO 21N97W WED NIGHT THEN DRIFT W 
THROUGH SAT. A BROAD INVERTED TROUGH WILL SET UP OVER THE SE 
GULF WED THEN SHIFT W TO ALONG 90W THU MERGE WITH THE STATIONARY 
FRONT OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI CONTINUING W SAT.

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GMZ080-221530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 22 2009

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT AND WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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GMZ082-221530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 22 2009

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
TSTMS S OF 22N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING 
BRIEFLY TO 10 TO 15 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 21N.
.FRI...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
E OF TROUGH SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NEAR TROUGH.
.SAT...W OF FRONTAL TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
E OF TROUGH SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. 

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GMZ084-221530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 22 2009

.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT EARLY WED NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS S PART.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 
FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-221530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 22 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
FROM 27N TO 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 25N E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED 
TSTMS S PART.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT 
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S 
PART.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E 
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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FORECASTER NELSON