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FZNT24 KNHC 260248
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-260930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 25 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAKENING STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM S CENTRAL 
LOUISIANA TO 25N95.5W TO 18N94W WILL WEAKEN FURTHER THROUGH SAT 
AND DRIFT W AND INLAND BY SAT EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD 
WEAKLY E TO W ALONG 26N SUN AND MON AS A WEAK COLD FRONT STALLS 
ALONG THE N GULF COAST. A MORE SIGNIFICANT FRONT WILL THEN SINK 
S INTO THE N GULF TUE AND DISSIPATE FROM FT MEYERS TO LAKE 
CHARLES WED.   

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GMZ080-260930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 25 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 94W.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 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.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-260930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 25 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT N OF 20N. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. 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 WED...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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GMZ084-260930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 25 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT 
BECOMING W TO NW SUN. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N E TO SE 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 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 AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-260930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT FRI SEP 25 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
BECOMING SW TO W SUN. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 
10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER LL