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FZNT24 KNHC 152124
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-160330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT WED APR 15 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM FT MYERS FLORIDA TO 23N90W 
DRIFTS S TONIGHT AND REACH FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO YUCATAN 
PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING THU.  HIGH PRES BUILDS 
OVER SE US BEHIND FRONT THROUGH SAT AND SUN.  NEXT COLD FRONT 
MOVES OFF SE TEXAS COAST SAT NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA 
TO VERACRUZ LATE SUN.

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GMZ080-160330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED APR 15 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. E OF 95W E WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 6 FT AREAWIDE. 
.THU...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  E OF 95W E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 FT AREAWIDE. 
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT AREAWIDE. 
.SAT...W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 95W SE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SUN...W OF 95W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SW EARLY BECOMING N 15 
TO 20 KT LATE. E OF 95 S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT N BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE 10 KT LATE.
E OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT AREAWIDE.

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GMZ082-160330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED APR 15 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 97W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. E OF 97W E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 FT AREAWIDE.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 97W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 7W SE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT AREAWIDE.
.FRI NIGHT...W OF 97W...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT 
EARLY. E OF 97W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT AREAWIDE. 
.SAT...W OF 97W...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 5 
KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. E OF 97W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT 
AREAWIDE. 
.SUN...W OF 97W...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE.
E OF 97W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT E IN AFTERNOON THEN... 
BECOME N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 FT AREAWIDE. 
.MON...W OF 97W...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE.
E OF 97W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT AREAWIDE. 

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GMZ084-160330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT WED APR 15 2009

.TONIGHT AND THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT N OF 27N AND 3 FT S 
OF 27N. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 6 FT. 

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GMZ086-160330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT WED APR 15 2009

.TONIGHT AND THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N OF 27N...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W WINS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME NW 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 
2 FT BUILD TO 6 FT LATE. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES