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FZNT24 KNHC 290929
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 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.

GMZ089-291530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT MOVE INTO NORTHERN GULF EARLY TODAY AND 
REACH FROM S FLORIDA TO SE TEXAS LATE WED...THEN STALL AND 
DISSIPATE OVER STRAITS OF FLORIDA THU.  S RETURN FLOW INCREASE W 
OF 95W LATE THU AS SECOND COLD FRONT APPROACHES TEXAS.  SECOND 
COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF SAT. 
   
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GMZ080-291530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
S OF FRONT E WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 95W SE TO S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
6 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
S OF FRONT SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

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GMZ082-291530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 2009

.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

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GMZ084-291530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT EXCEPT 15 KT 
ALONG N OF YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 2 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...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF FRONT E 
WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.

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GMZ086-291530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
430 AM CDT TUE SEP 29 2009

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

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES