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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU FEB 05 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.

GMZ089-051530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST THU FEB 05 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WEST NW TO 
THE UPPER MEXICAN COAST WILL MOVE SOUTH SW AND DISSIPATE TODAY.  
HIGH PRES ACROSS THE EXTREME NE GULF WILL SLIDE E ALONG 30N AND 
INTO THE W ATLC THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL 
STRENGTHEN FROM LATE FRI THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-051530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST THU FEB 05 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 
TO 20 KT W OF 95W TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT W OF 
95W TONIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT W OF 
95W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ082-051530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST THU FEB 05 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 22.5N E OF 94W E TO NE WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT 
N OF 24N W OF 95W SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.
.SUN AND MON...N OF 22N W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-051530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
330 AM CST THU FEB 05 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING NE TO E AND 
DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 
GRADUALLY SUBSIDING 5 TO 6 FT EXCEPT SEAS 7 TO 9 FT YUCATAN 
CHANNEL.
.FRI THROUGH 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 AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ086-051530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST THU FEB 05 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS GRADUALLY 
SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S 
OF 24N W OF 83W. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT AND SUBSIDING LATE.
.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.
.MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 6 TO 9 
FT S OF 26N.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING