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

GMZ089-150930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT ACROSS N GULF FROM NEAR CORPUS 
CHRISTI TO APALACHICOLA WILL MEANDER ACROSS THE GULF N OF 27N 
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON THEN MOVE SE AND REACH KEY WEST TO 
TAMPICO MEXICO BY MON MORNING. HIGH PRES ACROSS SE U.S MON WILL 
SHIFT E AND BUILD ACROSS ENTIRE GULF THROUGH TUE WITH RETURN S 
FLOW INCREASING WED. A NEW COLD FRONT WILL ENTER NW GULF WED AND 
MOVE SE THROUGH ENTIRE GULF BY LATE THU.

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GMZ080-150930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2009

.TONIGHT...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 15 KT N OF FRONT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.  SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
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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GMZ082-150930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE TO E WIND 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO 
NE  15 KT NW OF FRONT LATE SUN. 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 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT N TO NW 20 KT 
GUSTING TO 25 KT ALONG MEXICAN COAST. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 FT 
ALONG MEXICAN COAST.

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GMZ084-150930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N S TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 27N.
.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 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S 
OF FRONT SW TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-150930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 PM CST SAT FEB 14 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
27N SE TO S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS N OF 27N. VISIBILITIES 1 NM OR LESS IN AREAS SEA FOG E OF 
84W FROM TAMPA BAY TO 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