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FZNT24 KNHC 172114
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST TUE FEB 17 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.

GMZ089-180330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES SHIFTS E ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. AHEAD OF 
A COLD FRONT THAT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF WED AFTERNOON. THE 
FRONT SURGES THROUGH THE GULF THU...FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES 
BUILDING OVER THE N GULF FRI. ANOTHER COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO 
ENTER THE NW WATERS SAT AND EXTEND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 
25N95W TO 19N96W SUN.

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GMZ080-180330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2009

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...SHIFTING S TO SW N OF 
27N. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF FOG REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1 NM  
WITHIN 120 NM OF THE COAST LATE.
.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. AREAS OF FOG REDUCING 
VISIBILITY TO 1 NM WITHIN 120 NM OF THE COAST EARLY WED. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 
9 FT LATE.
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT S OF 27N 
AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N.
.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 AND SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 
25 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT SUN. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
 
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GMZ082-180330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2009

.TONIGHT AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT N OF FRONT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 
23N W OF 96W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT N OF FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS W PART.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT N OF 
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT N OF FRONT LATE. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-180330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
330 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2009

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 AND THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 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.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N 
OF 25N. SEAS 6 TO 9 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.
.SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S 
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-180330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 PM CST TUE FEB 17 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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 N 
OF 25N. 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.
.SUN...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI