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FZNT24 KNHC 240932
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI APR 24 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.

GMZ089-241530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 29N WILL DRIFT NE OF AREA AND 
STRENGTHEN THROUGH TONIGHT...AND INCREASE THE E TO SE RETURN 
FLOW ACROSS THE SE AND W GULF THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-241530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 
BUILDING 8 TO 9 FT TONIGHT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 7 FT LATE.

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GMZ082-241530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 93W...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE...E TO SE WINDS 
20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 9 FT.  
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-241530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N... SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT BY TONIGHT. FROM 27N TO 24N...E TO SE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING  7 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S 
OF 24N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING 9 TO 11 FT 
TONIGHT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-241530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SAT...N OF 27N...VARIABLE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 25N...E WINDS 20 KT INCREASING STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 
25 KT FRI THROUGH SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT 
TONIGHT ...EXCEPT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS TO 12 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT. S OF 27N...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...SEAS TO 11 FT . 
.TUE...N OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 27N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT STRAITS OF FLORIDA... 
WINDS TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT STRAITS OF FLORIDA... 
SEAS TO 9 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING