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FZNT24 KNHC 042107
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST WED FEB 04 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.

GMZ089-050330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST WED FEB 04 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A DRY COLD FRONT DRAPED ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF 
THIS MORNING WILL SINK MAINLY ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH 
THU AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SETTLE INTO THE 
EXTREME NE GULF BY EARLY FRI MORNING AND THEN SLIDE E ALONG 30N 
AND INTO THE W ATLC THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW 
WILL BUILD ACROSS THE BASIN LATE FRI THROUGH SAT AND STRENGTHEN 
ON SUN.

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GMZ080-050330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST WED FEB 04 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND 
THE FRONT THEN BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND THE FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT W OF 
95W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-050330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST WED FEB 04 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 95W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 
KT N OF 24N W OF 95W SAT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 22N W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-050330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
330 PM CST WED FEB 04 2009

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N 
AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 25N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ086-050330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST WED FEB 04 2009

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 23N W OF 
84W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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 EXCEPT TO 25 KT S 
OF 23N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN IN E SWELL.
.MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 6 TO 9 
FT S OF 26N.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN