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FZNT24 KNHC 130919
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI FEB 13 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.

GMZ089-131530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST FRI FEB 13 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA NEAR 27N82W TO 
28N93W TO S TEXAS NEAR 26N97W LIFTS N TODAY. A COLD FRONT MOVES 
OFF THE TEXAS COAST BY EARLY SAT...THEN STALLS BRIEFLY ALONG THE 
NORTHERN GULF ALONG ROUGHLY 28N INTO SUN BEFORE SHIFTING S TO A 
POSITION FROM SW FLORIDA TO S TEXAS BY LATE SUN. THE FRONT 
STALLS AND WEAKENS MON FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO 
NEAR 25N98W...BEFORE DISSIPATING TUE.

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GMZ080-131530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST FRI FEB 13 2009

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG AND N OF FRONT TONIGHT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N LATE. 
SEAS 3 FT...BUILD TO 6 FT LATE.
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT BEHIND FRONT...GRADUALLY BECOMING NE TO E 
15 KT.  SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT THEN SE TO S 15 KT.  SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-131530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST FRI FEB 13 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT LATE.  SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  

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GMZ084-131530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
330 AM CST FRI FEB 13 2009

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT FRI. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
SHIFTING NW N OF FRONT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 
.SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASE TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-131530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 AM CST FRI FEB 13 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING S LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1 NM IN FOG S OF 25N 
EARLY TODAY.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFT SW N OF 29N LATE.
SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASE TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS BUILD TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 
KT TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 3 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN