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FZNT24 KNHC 060244
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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.

GMZ089-060930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST THU FEB 05 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 30N SLIDES E THROUGH THIS WEEKEND INTO 
TUE WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW STRENGTHENING FROM LATE FRI 
THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-060930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST THU FEB 05 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT W OF 
95W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 
FT.

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GMZ082-060930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST THU FEB 05 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N 
OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 AND MON...N OF 22N W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
9 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-060930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 PM CST THU FEB 05 2009

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT MON.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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GMZ086-060930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST THU FEB 05 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
SE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 
25 KT S OF 23N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N 
OF 27N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N.

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FORECASTER COBB/COHEN