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FZNT24 KNHC 132056
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-140330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST SAT.  WEAK LOW PRES 
FORMS NEAR SE TEXAS COAST AND RUNS NE ALONG GULF COASTAL STATES 
DRAGGING COLD FRONT FROM 30N88W TO S TEXAS COAST SUN...FROM S 
FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA SUN NIGHT. 

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GMZ080-140330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 SE 15 KT SHIFT S LATE.  SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-140330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT... INCREASE TO 20 KT 
LATE.  SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 WED. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 5 FT WED.  

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GMZ084-140330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
330 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009

.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. VISIBILITIES 
LESS THAN 1 NM IN SEA FOG E OF 86W N OF 26N THROUGH SUN MORNING. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 THROUGH WED...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ086-140330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009

.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 27N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFT SW N OF 28N 
TONIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 THROUGH WED...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