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FZNT24 KNHC 152130
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SUN FEB 15 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.

GMZ089-160330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM N FLORIDA TO LOW PRES 
29N93W THEN COLD FRONT TO 25N97W.  COLD FRONT MOVES SE REACHING 
FROM 28N83W TO 24N97W TONIGHT...FROM WRN CUBA TO S TEXAS LATE 
MON...AND SE OF AREA TUE.  HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER SE U.S. BEHIND 
FRONT TUE AND WED...ALLOWING INCREASING S RETURN FLOW OVER WRN 
GULF.  ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW GULF LATE WED...AND 
PUSHES RAPIDLY THROUGH GULF LATE THU.  BROAD RIDGE OVER GULF FRI.

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GMZ080-160330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT TONIGHT. 
SEAS 6 FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N TO NE WIND 
15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOME NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND 
FRONT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE LATE. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ082-160330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2009

.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
S OF 22N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT W OF 95W. 
SEAS 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT W OF 95W.

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GMZ084-160330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
330 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 6 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WIND 
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI...NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ086-160330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 PM CST SUN FEB 15 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF FRONT 
N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT E LATE. 
SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES