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FZNT24 KNHC 080245
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SAT FEB 07 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.

GMZ089-080930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST SAT FEB 07 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 30N SLIDES E OF THE AREA AS NEXT COLD 
FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY WED. THE FRONT EXTENDS 
FROM SE LOUISIANA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE WED FOLLOWED BY 
STRONG WINDS NEAR COAST OF MEXICO. FRONT STALLS ALONG 27N BY 
LATE THU. 

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GMZ080-080930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST SAT FEB 07 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 
20 TO 25 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...INCREASING TO 7 TO 9 FT 
SUN NIGHT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 
KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT. 
.THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF FRONT E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT THROUGHOUT.

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GMZ082-080930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST SAT FEB 07 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SE TO S 20 TO 25 
KT N OF 24N W OF 96W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST NW.
.SUN THROUGH MON...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 25 TO 30 
KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 
8 TO 11 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS
ALONG FRONT. 
.THU...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW 15 KT NEAR 
COAST OF MEXICO S OF 22N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-080930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 PM CST SAT FEB 07 2009

.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT...HIGHEST S PORTION.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
9 FT. N OF 28N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AND 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT...THEN SHIFTING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION 
NEAR FRONT LATE.
.THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.  

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GMZ086-080930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST SAT FEB 07 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 
KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...AND TO 9 FT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA.
.MON THROUGH TUE...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
9 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 

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FORECASTER COBB/CANGIALOSI