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FZNT24 KNHC 090302
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-090930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST SUN FEB 08 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG 30N MOVE E OF AREA THROUGH TUE AS COLD 
FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY WED.  FRONT EXTENDS FROM N 
FLORIDA TO SW BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY THU.  FRONT STALLS FROM NE 
FL TO FAR W GULF THU AND MOVES N OF AREA LATE THU.  NEXT COLD 
FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST FRI AND EXTENDS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 
TAMPICO LATE FRI.
 
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GMZ080-090930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST SUN FEB 08 2009

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...LOCALLY 30 KT.  SEAS 8 FT... 
BUILD TO 10 FT LATE.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S WINDS 20 KT...INCREASE TO 25 KT TUE. 
SEAS 9 FT BUILD TO 11 FT TUE. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT...SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 8 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.THU...E WINDS 15 KT...BECOME SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOME NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 BEHIND FRONT. 

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GMZ082-090930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST SUN FEB 08 2009

.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 22N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 
KT N OF 22N. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...S WINDS 20 KT...BECOME NW 25 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS W 
OF FRONT. SEAS 7 FT...BUILD TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOME N 20 KT NW OF FRONT 
LATE. SEAS 4 FT...BUILD TO 7 FT NW OF FRONT. 

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GMZ084-090930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 PM CST SUN FEB 08 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 28N SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
N OF 28N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.WED...N OF 28N SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WIND 
15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NW PORTION NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.   
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT...INCREASE TO 20 KT N OF 25N. SEAS 5 
FT...BUILD TO 7 FT N OF 27N.

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GMZ086-090930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST SUN FEB 08 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 
27N E WINDS 20 KT...EXCEPT 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 7 
FT...AND 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 
FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.  
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOME SW 15 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 5 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES