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FZNT24 KNHC 290234
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-290930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 28 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH HAS BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY 
ACROSS EXTREME S FLORIDA AND THE ADJACENT SE GULF AND WILL 
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE TONIGHT AND TUE. 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 
NORTHERN FLORIDA KEYS 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. ANOTHER COLD FRONT 
WILL SINK SLOWLY INTO THE FAR N GULF SAT. 
   
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GMZ080-290930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 28 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF FRONT E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ082-290930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 28 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO 
NE TUE EXCEPT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT ALONG YUCATAN COAST 
DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT BRIEFLY 4 FT OFF 
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-290930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 28 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT 15 KT ALONG N OF YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT EXCEPT TO 3 FT OFF COAST OF YUCATAN.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS LESS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 15 KT 
ALONG N OF YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF FRONT 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS EXCEPT 15 KT ALONG N OF YUCATAN 
COAST. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-290930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
1030 PM CDT MON SEP 28 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S OF 
25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 2 FT 
OR LESS.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. 
.WED THROUGH THU...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.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT OR 
LESS. 
.SAT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER LL