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FZNT24 KNHC 170247
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST MON FEB 16 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.

GMZ089-170930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST MON FEB 16 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT JUST SE OF THE E GULF WILL CONTINUE
TO PULL AWAY FROM THE AREA AS HIGH PRES SHIFTS E ACROSS THE 
EASTERN U.S. IN RESPONSE TO THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO 
ENTER THE NW GULF WED AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL SURGE THROUGH 
MUCH OF THE AREA THU...FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER THE N 
GULF FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE N GULF 
COAST LATE SAT.

$$
GMZ080-170930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST MON FEB 16 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST
S OF 28N. E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
AREAS OF RAIN S OF 28N W OF 94W.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING TO S 
TO SW N OF 27N TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING NW TO 
N 10 TO 15 KT W OF FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT E OF FRONT AND SUBSIDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT 
LATE.
.FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ082-170930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST MON FEB 16 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF 21N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
THROUGHOUT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 
25 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 15 TO 
20 KT N OF 23N LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

$$
GMZ084-170930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 PM CST MON FEB 16 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE TO S 
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING 
W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT N OF 26N.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT EARLY...DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N...AND 4 TO 7 FT N 
OF 27N.
.SAT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-170930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 PM CST MON FEB 16 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING 
SE TO S TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
THROUGHOUT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 
5 FT N OF 27N.
.SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$ 
FORECASTER CANGIALOSI/AGUIRRE