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FZNT24 KNHC 251503
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 25 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.

GMZ089-252130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 25 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM SOUTHERN LOUISIANA 
TO 25N96W TO 18N94W WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT. HIGH 
PRES BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF SUN AND MON. A WEAK COLD 
FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NE GULF MON NIGHT AND TUE.   

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GMZ080-252130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 25 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 96W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT OVERNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 96W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT...W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-252130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 25 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR THE COAST...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N 
OF 20N TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND  
TSTMS W OF 95W.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 96W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. E OF 96W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 20 KT ALONG THE 
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE LATE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 95W.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT.

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GMZ084-252130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 25 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 22N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT 
BECOMING SE SUN. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-252130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT FRI SEP 25 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 
FT OR LESS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N 
NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN