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FZNT24 KNHC 261500
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 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.

GMZ089-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDING FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 
24N97W TO 18N93W WILL DRIFT W AND INLAND TONIGHT.  HIGH PRES 
WILL BUILD ALONG 26N SUN AND MON AS A WEAK COLD FRONT STALLS 
ALONG N GULF COAST. STRONGER COLD FRONT ENTER N GULF TUE AND 
DISSIPATES FROM SW FLORIDA TO SE LOUISIANA WED.   

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GMZ080-262130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING N LATE. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2 FT OR LESS.
.MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-262130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 96W 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS W 0F 93W.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N W OF 96W. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 
20 KT ALONG THE YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-262130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS LESS THAN 
10 KT BECOMING W TO NW SUN. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N E TO SE 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 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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GMZ086-262130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SAT SEP 26 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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FORECASTER BARNES/CHRISTENSEN