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FZNT24 KNHC 092109
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT THU SEP 09 2010

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. 

GMZ089-092130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT THU SEP 09 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH ALONG 89W FROM 25N TO 29N WILL DISSIPATE 
LATE TONIGHT. AN INVERTED TROUGH WILL MOVE W ACROSS THE SOUTHERN 
WATERS SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE. OTHERWISE WEAK HIGH PRES WILL 
DOMINATE THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF THROUGH THE PERIOD.

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GMZ080-092130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT THU SEP 09 2010

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ082-092130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU SEP 09 2010

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N PART AND S PART.
.MON...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...N OF 20N E OF 95W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-092130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
430 PM CDT THU SEP 09 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 29N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
FROM 25N TO 29N E OF TROUGH NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR TROUGH.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 1 
TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 28N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 28N NE 
TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT NEAR YUCATAN 
COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS N PART AND S PART.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-092130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT THU SEP 09 2010

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 28N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
FROM 25N TO 28N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER