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FZNT24 KNHC 241523
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 24 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.

GMZ089-242130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 24 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO THE 
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE. A BROAD LOW LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE SE 
WATERS WILL MOVE W MERGING WITH REMNANTS OF THE FRONT ON FRI. 
BROAD LOW PRES IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE BAY OF CAMPECHE 
FRI AND PERSIST THROUGH SAT NIGHT DISSIPATING ON SUN AS HIGH 
PRES BUILDS W ACROSS THE AREA. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE 
NORTHERN GULF MON NIGHT.   

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GMZ080-242130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 24 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 
FT LATE. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE TO S SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N BEHIND FRONT LATE MON 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-242130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 24 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT AND FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SW OF FRONTAL TROUGH NW TO N WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. NE OF FRONTAL TROUGH E TO SE WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO S OVER WATERS W OF 96W 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-242130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 24 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS
2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-242130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT THU SEP 24 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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FORECASTER NELSON/CHRISTENSEN