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FZNT24 KNHC 080839
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN FEB 08 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.

GMZ089-081530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST SUN FEB 08 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 30N WILL SLIDE E OF AREA THROUGH TUE IN
ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF THE TEXAS 
COAST EARLY WED. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO W BAY 
OF CAMPECHE LATE WED FOLLOWED BY STRONG WINDS NEAR COAST OF 
MEXICO. FRONT THEN BECOMES STATIONARY FROM NE FL TO THE FAR
W GULF BY LATE THU. 

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GMZ080-081530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST SUN FEB 08 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT TONIGHT.
.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 AND TO NE 15 TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING TO 
4 TO 6 FT LATE. 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-081530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SUN FEB 08 2009

.TODAY 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 BRIEF 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 THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT NW 
15 TO 20 KT EARLY NEAR COAST OF MEXICO. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT
2 TO 3 FT NEAR YUCATAN PENINSULA.

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GMZ084-081530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
330 AM CST SUN FEB 08 2009

.TODAY...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N 
OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT 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 AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.  

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GMZ086-081530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST SUN FEB 08 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 IN NW SWELL.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE