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FZNT24 KNHC 131517
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-132130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST FRI FEB 13 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 27N82W TO 28N86W THEN WARM 
FRONT TO 29N90W LIFTS N TODAY.  COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST 
SAT...THEN STALLS BRIEFLY ALONG NRN GULF ALONG 28N SUN BEFORE 
MOVING S TO REACH FROM SW FLORIDA TO S TEXAS LATE SUN.  FRONT 
STALLS AND WEAKENS MON FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO NEAR 
25N98W...DISSIPATING TUE.

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GMZ080-132130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST FRI FEB 13 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT N BEHIND 
FRONT SUN. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.MON...SW 10 KT BECOME NE 20 KT BEHIND FRONT.  SEAS 4 FT BUILD 
TO 7 FT LATE. 
.TUE...WINDS E TO SE 15 KT SHIFT S LATE.  SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ082-132130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST FRI FEB 13 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... 
INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE.  SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.  

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GMZ084-132130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 AM CST FRI FEB 13 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFT S LATE. SEAS 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 
.SUN...N OF 27N S WINDS 10 KT BECOME N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT 
BUILD TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ086-132130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 AM CST FRI FEB 13 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...
SHIFT S TONIGHT. SEAS 2 FT. VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1 NM IN SEA 
FOG S OF 26N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFT SW N OF 28N 
TONIGHT. SEAS 1 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 N WINDS 15 KT SHIFT NE TUE. SEAS 5 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES