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FZNT24 KNHC 281522
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-282130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 28 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING OVER THE FAR NE GULF AND 
CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL SHIFT INTO S FLORIDA AND DISSIPATE LATER 
TODAY. A REINFORCING FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN GULF BY 
EARLY TUE...REACH A POSITION FROM S FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS BY 
WED...THEN STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY 
THU. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE NW GULF BY LATE THU 
BETWEEN HIGH PRES OVER THE SE UNITED STATES AND ANOTHER COLD 
FRONT MOVING THROUGH TEXAS. 
   
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GMZ080-282130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 28 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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GMZ082-282130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 28 2009

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

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GMZ084-282130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 28 2009

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

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GMZ086-282130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 AM CDT MON SEP 28 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.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.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 

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FORECASTER BARNES/CHRISTENSEN