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FZNT24 KNHC 122129
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT THU MAR 12 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.

GMZ089-130330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
STATIONARY FRONT FROM NEAR MOBILE ALABAMA SW ALONG SE LOUISIANA 
AND SW TO 28N95W AND S INTO THE NW BAY OF CAMPECHE...WILL BEGIN
TO MOVE E AS A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE MIDDLE GULF SAT THROUGH SUN 
REACHING FROM THE FL PANHANDLE TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE
BY MON...THEN DISSIPATE ON TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S INTO
THE NORTHERN GULF BEHIND THE FRONT.

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GMZ080-130330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF
FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG AMD W OF FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NE 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 
10 TO 15 KT LATE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 
FT LATE SAT NIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-130330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2009

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 15 TO 20 KT
NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA COAST. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT.
E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 95W E TO 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE TUE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT 
ENTIRE AREA.

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GMZ084-130330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-130330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT THU MAR 12 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE