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FZNT24 KNHC 151438
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED APR 15 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.

GMZ089-152130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED APR 15 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM FT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE SOUTH 
CENTRAL GULF NEAR 23N90W DRIFTS SOUTHWARD TODAY AND EXTENDS FROM 
FLORIDA KEYS TO YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT BEFORE WEAKENING ON 
THU. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER SE US BEHIND FRONT THROUGH THE 
WEEKEND. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE TEXAS COAST SAT NIGHT 
AND EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO VERACRUZ SUN AFTERNOON.

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GMZ080-152130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 15 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-152130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 15 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 
FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 
FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.   

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GMZ084-152130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 15 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-152130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 15 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS/COHEN