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FZNT24 KNHC 271500
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 27 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.

GMZ089-272130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 27 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ALONG 26N TODAY AND MON...THEN 
SHIFT SOUTH AHEAD OF A WEAK COLD FRONT THAT WILL ENTER NE GULF 
LATE MON AND TUE. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM SW FLORIDA TO 
LOUISIANA BY EARLY WED.   

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GMZ080-272130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 27 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
2 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT 
OR LESS. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-272130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 27 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
NE 15 TO 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST EVENINGS. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

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GMZ084-272130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 27 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT 
OR LESS. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ086-272130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT SUN SEP 27 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 25N E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N 
NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER BARNES/CHRISTENSEN