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FZNT24 KNHC 280928
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON SEP 28 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.

GMZ089-281530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT MON SEP 28 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ALONG 27N TODAY SHIFT S AS COLD FRONT 
ENTER N GULF TONIGHT AND EXTEND FROM TAMPA BAY TO 28N96W LATE 
TUE.  FRONT BECOME DIFFUSE FROM SW FLORIDA TO 28N96W LATE WED. 
RETURN FLOW SETS IN THU. 
   
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GMZ080-281530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT MON SEP 28 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS  
S OF 28N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
S OF FRONT E WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT W OF 95W LATE.
SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-281530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON SEP 28 2009

.TODAY THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE 15 KT ALONG 
YUCATAN COAST EVENINGS. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ084-281530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT MON SEP 28 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

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GMZ086-281530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT MON SEP 28 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 FT. S OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15  KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 25N 
NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES