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FZNT24 KNHC 240301
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT MON MAR 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.

GMZ089-240930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE STAYS ANCHORED OVER WESTERN ATLC THROUGH WED 
WHILE A COLD FRONT GRAZES THE TX/LA COAST WED BEFORE RETREATING 
NORTHWARD. HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN ATLC SLOWLY MOVES EASTWARD 
THU THROUGH SAT. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW GULF SAT.

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GMZ080-240930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009
 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 
15 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT FRI. 
.SAT...SE OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 10 
TO 15 KT WITHIN 75 NM SE OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NW OF FRONT 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE...EXCEPT 25 
TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM NW OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-240930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

.TONIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...SE OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 10 
TO 15 KT WITHIN 75 NM SE OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. NW OF FRONT 
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.

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GMZ084-240930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

.TONIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 87W S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
WITHIN 75 NM SE OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS FAR NW PART SAT.

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GMZ086-240930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PART. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK