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FZNT24 KNHC 040213
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-040930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST TUE FEB 03 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NE GULF TONIGHT AND MOVES 
SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE GULF WED EXTENDING FROM THE STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA TO S TEXAS BY LATE WED. THE FRONT MOVES SE OF THE AREA 
BY THU MORNING. HIGH PRES MOVES E ALONG 30N IN THE N GULF FRI 
THROUGH SUN ALLOWING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE.

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GMZ080-040930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST TUE FEB 03 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE N OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W THU NIGHT. 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.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-040930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST TUE FEB 03 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...S OF 21N 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 AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT N 
OF 24N W OF 95W SAT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 23N W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-040930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 PM CST TUE FEB 03 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT N OF FRONT LATE. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 
26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ086-040930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST TUE FEB 03 2009

.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. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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 5 TO 8 FT 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN IN E SWELL.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/COHEN