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FZNT24 KNHC 090847
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON MAR 09 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.

GMZ089-091530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 AM CDT MON MAR 09 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE W ATLC ACROSS THE 
NE AND N CENTRAL GULF WILL REMAIN STATIONARY THROUGH MID-WEEK 
WHILE GRADUALLY WEAKENING. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO 
THE EXTREME NW GULF EARLY THU MORNING THEN STALL THROUGH FRI.

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GMZ080-091530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON MAR 09 2009

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATER TODAY. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST W PART.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT.  
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 KT. NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ082-091530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON MAR 09 2009

.TODAY THROUGH WED...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 
22N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N AND 3 
TO 4 FT S OF 21N.

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GMZ084-091530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
430 AM CDT MON MAR 09 2009

.TODAY THROUGH WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
OCCASIONALLY 15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 
FT S OF 26N.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-091530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 AM CDT MON MAR 09 2009

.TODAY THROUGH WED...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 
27N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 27N.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI