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FZNT24 KNHC 130902
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON APR 13 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.

GMZ089-131530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT MON APR 13 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 26N95W WILL 
DISSIPATE LATER THIS MORNING. STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF 
THE TEXAS COAST LATER TODAY AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE  TUE. THE FRONT WILL 
WEAKEN OVER THE SE GULF WED  AND E OF THE AREA THU. HIGH PRES 
BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF THU NIGHT INTO FRI.

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GMZ080-131530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON APR 13 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-131530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON APR 13 2009

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT FRI.
 
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GMZ084-131530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT MON APR 13 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO 
NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 
TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E 
TO SE WINDS 15 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.

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GMZ086-131530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT MON APR 13 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO 
N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT 
THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT FRI. 

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FORECASTER DGS