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FZNT24 KNHC 140241
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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.

GMZ089-140930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES E OF FLORIDA WILL SLIDE E THROUGH SAT AS A 
COLD FRONT MOVES SLOWLY OFF TEXAS COAST SAT. WEAK LOW PRES 
EXPECTED TO FORM ALONG FRONT AND N CENTRAL GULF COAST EARLY SUN 
AND MOVE E ALONG 30N THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING BEFORE DEEPENING 
RAPIDLY ACROSS THE W ATLC MON. COLD FRONT TO BE DRAGGED FROM 
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 24N98W SUN EVENING AND THEN FLORIDA 
STRAIGHTS TO VERA CRUZ MEXICO MON MORNING. 

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GMZ080-140930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING S 10 
KT SAT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SAT AND SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO S WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE.  SEAS 
BUILDING TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...WINDS SE 15 KT SHIFT S 15 TO 20 LATE.  SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 6 FT. 

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GMZ082-140930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 
KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT MON N OF 23N...2 TO 3 FT ELSEWHERE 
BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT WED.  

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GMZ084-140930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 4 FT YUCATAN CHANNEL. VISIBILITIES LESS 
THAN 1 NM IN SEA FOG E OF 87W N OF 26N THROUGH SAT MORNING. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N 
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 
FRONT SW TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT GRADUALLY 
BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT BY WED. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT EARLY TUE 
SUBSIDING 4 TO 5 FT WED. 

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GMZ086-140930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 PM CST FRI FEB 13 2009

.TONIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1 NM IN SEA FOG N OF 24N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SW TO S N OF 28N 
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 15 KT...BECOMING N OF FRONT 
NW TO N 20 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT GRADUALLY BECOMING SE TO 
S 15 KT BY WED. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT EARLY WED. 

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FORECASTER STRIPLING