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FZNT24 KNHC 030308
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST MON FEB 02 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.

GMZ089-030930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST MON FEB 02 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE 
MOVES SE OF THE GULF OVERNIGHT. FRONT IS FOLLOWED BY STRONG 
NORTHERLY WINDS...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS OFF THE MEXICAN COAST IN 
THE SW GULF. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF TUE. A 
REINFORCING COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE E GULF WED...EXTENDING 
FROM YUCATAN CHANNEL TO S TEXAS BY THU MORNING.  HIGH PRES 
SHIFTS E ACROSS THE N GULF FRI AND SAT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW 
INCREASES OVER THE WESTERN GULF BY FRI INTO SAT.

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GMZ080-030930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST MON FEB 02 2009

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT W OF 95W. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-030930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST MON FEB 02 2009

...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 93W...

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT 30 TO 35 KT S OF 
21N W OF 93W. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.TUE...S OF 22N NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 22N NE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT ...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S OF 20N E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE THU. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-030930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 PM CST MON FEB 02 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 
BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 25N N TO NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 
SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N.

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GMZ086-030930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST MON FEB 02 2009

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 
6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS MOVING E OF AREA.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE SAT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/COHEN