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FZNT24 KNHC 020836
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU APR 02 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.

GMZ089-021530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU APR 02 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT OVER THE NW WATERS WILL MOVE N OF AREA 
THIS MORNING IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS 
COAST LATER THIS MORNING REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 
EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL STALL OVER THE 
SE GULF FRI AND RETURN N ACROSS THE GULF AS A WEAK WARM SAT AND 
SAT NIGHT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST SUNRISE 
SUN REACHING FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN 
NIGHT AND MOVING SE OF AREA AROUND SUNSET MON.

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GMZ080-021530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU APR 02 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO W TO 
NW BEHIND THE FRONT DIMINISHING TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE 
TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT.  
.MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.

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GMZ082-021530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU APR 02 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO 
NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT W OF FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ084-021530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT THU APR 02 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING W TO NW 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT SAT 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND MON...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS N OF 27N E OF FRONT.

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GMZ086-021530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT THU APR 02 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 10 
KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO SW 15 TO 20 KT 
SUN NIGHT SHIFTING TO NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT MON. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N E OF FRONT.

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FORECASTER NELSON