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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SAT FEB 14 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.

GMZ089-150330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ALONG TEXAS AND SW LOUISIANA COASTS TO 
MOVE SE AND REACH 29N83W TO 252N94W TO 20N96W TONIGHT.  LOW PRES 
FORMS OFF WRN FLORIDA PANHANDLE SUN AND MOVES E INTO WRN ATLC 
LATE SUN...PUSHING FRONT ACROSS YUCATAN PASSAGE MON.  HIGH PRES 
BUILDS ACROSS ENTIRE GULF EARLY WED WITH S RETURN FLOW OFF TEXAS 
COAST INCREASING. A NEW COLD FRONT ENTERS NW GULF WED AND MOVES 
SE THROUGH ENTIRE GULF BY LATE THU.

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GMZ080-150330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2009

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT N OF FRONT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILD TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS.
.MON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
..THU...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT.

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GMZ082-150330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N TO NE  
15 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT WED. 
SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ084-150330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
330 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 27N S TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILD 
TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 
6 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-150330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING N TO NW 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S 
OF 26N SE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N. 
VISIBILITIES 1 NM OR LESS IN AREAS SEA FOG E OF 84W BETWEEN 
TAMPA BAY AND DRY TORTUGAS.
.SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N S WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME S AT 20 KT WED. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT.
.THU...SW TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOMING N OF FRONT NW 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 26N AND BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT N OF 26N.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING