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FZNT24 KNHC 070926
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE APR 07 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.

GMZ089-071530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE APR 07 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT MOVE SE OF AREA EARLIER TONIGHT. 
HIGH PRES BUILD OVER W GULF MOVE E TO E GULF WED.  NEW COLD 
FRONT APPROACH SE TEXAS FRI AND REACH FROM 30N89W TO 26N97W SAT. 

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GMZ080-071530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE APR 07 2009

.TODAY...E OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 12 FT. W OF 92W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT IN N QUICKLY SUBSIDING SWELL.
.TONIGHT AND WED...W OF 94W E WINDS 10 KT BECOME S 15 KT WED. 
SEAS 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT WED. E OF 94W E WINDS 10 KT SHIFT SE 
WED. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT WED.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF 94W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
E OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM E OF FRONT AND SHIFT NE BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SE OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ082-071530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE APR 07 2009

.TODAY...E OF 95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 12 FT. W OF 95W N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT AND WED...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFT SE 
WED AND INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 LATE 
WED. W OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT LATE WED.
SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE WED.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF 93W SE TO 
S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 

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GMZ084-071530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE APR 07 2009

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 
.TONIGHT..NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 25N 
AND TO 10 FT S OF 25N.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 6 FT IN SUBSIDING N 
SWELL.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 28N 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SAT...S OF 25N W OF 86W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ086-071530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT TUE APR 07 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...N OF 24N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 
FT LATE. S OF 24N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES