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FZNT24 KNHC 231518
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST MON FEB 23 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.

GMZ089-232130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST MON FEB 23 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA 
NEAR 21N88W TO MOVE E OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES 
CENTERED N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE E OF THE GULF WED THROUGH FRI.

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GMZ080-232130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST MON FEB 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
8 FT...HIGHEST S PART. W OF 92W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 
94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-232130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST MON FEB 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN AND SW BAY OF CAMPECHE COASTS EARLY. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING 
TO 20 KT N OF 23N W OF 96W WED. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-232130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 AM CST MON FEB 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 
TO 25 KT IN YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-232130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 AM CST MON FEB 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE..N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER FORMOSA