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FZNT24 KNHC 092114
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT THU APR 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.

GMZ089-100330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT THU APR 09 2009

.SYNOPSIS...AN E TO W RIDGE ALONG 26N WILL SHIFT E FRI NIGHT 
ALLOWING A WEAK COLD FRONT TO MOVE OVER THE NW GULF WATERS SAT 
BUT. THE FRONT STALLS SAT NIGHT AND DISSIPATES SUN. A SECOND 
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON REACHING FROM NW 
FLORIDA TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE TUE THEN DISSIPATE BY WED.

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GMZ080-100330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT THU APR 09 2009

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT THEN BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE 
SAT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT FRI SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-100330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU APR 09 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 
BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 
TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 

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GMZ084-100330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT THU APR 09 2009

.TONIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S 
SWELL. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT IN S SWELL. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N 
PART. 

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GMZ086-100330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT THU APR 09 2009

.TONIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS TO W 10 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN S SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 26N 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.MON...SE TO WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART. 

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FORECASTER NELSON