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FZNT24 KNHC 111501
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 11 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.

GMZ089-112130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 11 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ALONG TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COAST WILL 
EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO SOUTH TEXAS LATER THIS 
AFTERNOON THEN DRIFT BACK NORTH AS A WARM FRONT TONIGHT AND SUN. 
SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MONDAY AND 
EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE SOUTHWEST BAY OF 
CAMPECHE TUESDAY THEN STALL OVER THE SOUTHEAST GULF LATE TUESDAY 
NIGHT WITH THE REMNANTS MOVING NORTH ON WEDNESDAY.

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GMZ080-112130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 11 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-112130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 11 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING 
TO NE 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 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 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ084-112130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 11 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 
27N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT NE TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-112130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 11 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT 
LATER TODAY. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER LL