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FZNT24 KNHC 231522
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU APR 23 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.

GMZ089-232130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT THU APR 23 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 28N DRIFT E OF AREA INCREASING 
SE RETURN FLOW W OF 90W THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-232130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU APR 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 
8 FT BY FRI NIGHT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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GMZ082-232130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU APR 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.

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GMZ084-232130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT THU APR 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT FRI. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT INCREASE TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT FRI 
NIGHT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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GMZ086-232130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT THU APR 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT... 
TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI NIGHT. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S 
OF 27N E WINDS 20 KT...TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 9 
FT...EXCEPT TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES