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FZNT24 KNHC 140901
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE APR 14 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.

GMZ089-141530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO 
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WILL MOVE TO THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY 
OF CAMPECHE LATER THIS MORNING AND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 
YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING THEN STALL OVER THE SE GULF WED 
THEN DISSIPATE THU. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER GULF IN WAKE 
OF FRONT THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-141530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2009

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 

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GMZ082-141530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...E TO SE 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 AND SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
 
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GMZ084-141530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-141530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT TUE APR 14 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT 
THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT FRI. 

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FORECASTER DGS