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FZNT24 KNHC 141531
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT FEB 14 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.

GMZ089-142130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST SAT FEB 14 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ALONG TEXAS COAST MOVES SE TO REACH 
29N83W TO 252N94W TO 20N96W TONIGHT.  LOW PRES FORMS OFF WRN 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE SUN AND MOVE E INTO WRN ATLC LATE SUN... 
PUSHING FRONT ACROSS YUCATAN PASSAGE MON.  HIGH PRES BUILDS 
ACROSS ENTIRE GULF WITH S RETURN FLOW OFF TEXAS COAST INCREASING 
AS HIGH PRES IS FORCED E BY NEW COLD FRONT ENTERING NW GULF WED.

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GMZ080-142130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST SAT FEB 14 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOME N 15 KT 
N OF FRONT. SEAS 3 FT.  SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 
25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO S WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.MON...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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GMZ082-142130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SAT FEB 14 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOPME 
N 15 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT WED. 
SEAS 7 FT.

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GMZ084-142130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 AM CST SAT FEB 14 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
5 FT. S OF 25N S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 29N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILD 
TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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GMZ086-142130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 AM CST SAT FEB 14 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WIND 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT. S OF 26N SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 29N.
.SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N S WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME S AT 20 KT WED. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES