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FZNT24 KNHC 031357
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST TUE FEB 03 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.

GMZ089-032130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST TUE FEB 03 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH PRES 
BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT SWEPT THE 
REGION YESTERDAY. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE 
E GULF WED...EXTENDING FROM YUCATAN CHANNEL TO S TEXAS BY THU 
MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE N GULF FRI AND SAT. 
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF FRI INTO 
SAT.

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GMZ080-032130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST TUE FEB 03 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY 
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS BY LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 
BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W 
OF 95W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT W OF 95W. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-032130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST TUE FEB 03 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 23N W OF 95W N TO NW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT 
EARLY GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT BY LATE AFTERNOON. 
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT AND SUBSIDING LATE. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT EARLY BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 
TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. 
.TONIGHT ...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
.WED THROUGH THU...S OF 20N E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE THU. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-032130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 AM CST TUE FEB 03 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL 
AND BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE LATE.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. S OF 25N N TO NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 
SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT SEAS 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N.

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GMZ086-032130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST TUE FEB 03 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 
9 FT IN N SWELL. 
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 
FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.  
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL. 
.THU...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE SAT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING/CHRISTENSEN