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FZNT24 KNHC 150919
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN FEB 15 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.

GMZ089-151530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO S 
TEXAS. LOW PRES DEVELOPS ALONG THE FRONT LATER TODAY AND SHIFTS 
E THROUGH N FLORIDA TONIGHT. THE FRONT SURGES S AND EXTENDS FROM 
28N83W TO 24N97W TONIGHT...AND FROM WESTERN CUBA TO S TEXAS BY 
LATE MON...AND SE OF THE AREA TUE. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE SE 
U.S. BEHIND THE FRONT TUE...ALLOWING INCREASING SOUTHERLY RETURN 
FLOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW 
GULF WED NIGHT...AND PUSHES RAPIDLY THROUGH THE GULF BY LATE THU.

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GMZ080-151530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-151530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2009

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 22N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 7 FT W OF 95W.

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GMZ084-151530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
330 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2009

.TODAY...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS LATE. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WIND 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-151530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 AM CST SUN FEB 15 2009

.TODAY...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
SHIFTING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. VISIBILITIES 1 NM OR LESS 
IN AREAS OF SEA FOG E OF 84W FROM 24N TO 26N EARLY. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E 
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN