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FZNT24 KNHC 290244
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 28 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.

GMZ089-290930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE NE OF THE AREA MAINTAINS FRESH E TO 
SE WINDS ACROSS THE S GULF THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. BROAD LOW PRES OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND 
MEXICO ENHANCES S WINDS OVER THE NW WATERS THU THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-290930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
IN SE SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-290930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT THU. S OF 22N E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF 
YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 
TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.

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GMZ084-290930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS FROM 23N TO 26N 
TONIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 KT 
WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT.

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GMZ086-290930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT 
NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 7 TO 10 FT NEAR 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER COHEN/CANGIALOSI