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FZNT24 KNHC 281451
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT FEB 28 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.

GMZ089-282130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT JUST OFF THE TEXAS COAST WILL EXTEND FROM 
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO SW BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT...FROM TAMPA 
BAY TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN MORNING AND E OF THE AREA SUN 
NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS E ACROSS THE AREA IN THE WAKE OF THE 
FRONT.

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GMZ080-282130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
NW TO N AND INCREASING 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE W OF 
THE FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT W OF FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE EARLY. 
SEAS 10 TO 14 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
E OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. E 
OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-282130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2009

...GALE WARNING W OF 95W LATE TODAY THROUGH SUN...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 20 
TO 30 KT W OF FRONT...EXCEPT 30 TO 40 KT W OF 96W LATE. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT W FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 8 TO 12 FT. E OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT EARLY 
DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO 
NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
.SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL S OF 
22N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N.
.TUE AND WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-282130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.T0NIGHT AND SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH 
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
TO 20 KT MON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT S OF 25N AND 4 TO 7 FT 
N OF 25N.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N AND 
2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N.
.WED...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-282130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH 
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE N OF 27N SUN. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 
FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND STRONG TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT IN N 
SWELL.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 8 
TO 10 FT S OF 26N.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 26N AND 1 
TO 2 FT N OF 26N.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS/JPC