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FZNT24 KNHC 041409
OFFNT4

 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST WED FEB 04 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.

GMZ089-042130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST WED FEB 04 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A DRY COLD FRONT DRAPED ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF 
THIS MORNING WILL SINK MAINLY ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF THROUGH 
THU AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL SETTLE INTO THE 
EXTREME NE GULF BY EARLY FRI MORNING AND THEN SLIDE E ALONG 30N 
AND INTO THE W ATLC THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW 
WILL BUILD ACROSS THE BASIN LATE FRI THROUGH SAT AND STRENGTHEN 
ON SUN.

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GMZ080-042130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST WED FEB 04 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT BEHIND THE FRONT THEN BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND THE 
FRONT.
.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 6 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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GMZ082-042130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST WED FEB 04 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 95W NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 95W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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 5 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 22N W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-042130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 AM CST WED FEB 04 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT N OF 25N AND 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL S OF 25N.
.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 EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ086-042130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST WED FEB 04 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
BECOMING N AND DIMINISHING TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 
10 FT BEHIND FRONT THEN SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N N 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SEAS 6 TO 
8 FT BUILDING 9 TO 10 FT TONIGHT.
.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 EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 23N W OF 
84W. SEAS 6 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 EXCEPT TO 25 KT S 
OF 23N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SUN IN E SWELL.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING/CHRISTENSEN