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FZNT24 KNHC 200257
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST THU FEB 19 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.

GMZ089-200930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST THU FEB 19 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM S OF FT MEYERS FLORIDA EXTENDING 
WEST SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF AND THEN SW INTO THE W 
BAY OF CAMPECHE...WILL MOVE S AND EXTEND FROM THE NW COAST OF 
CUBA TO 21N97W FRI MORNING...FOLLOWED BY BRISK N WINDS...AND 
THEN MOVE S OF THE GULF BY FRI EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E 
ALONG 31N FRI AND SAT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE 
TEXAS COAST SAT NIGHT AND REACH THE CENTRAL GULF TO BAY OF 
CAMPECHE BY EARLY MON WITH GALES POSSIBLE OVER THE SW GULF ON 
SUN.

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GMZ080-200930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST THU FEB 19 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO 
SE 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 
FRI NIGHT E OF 95W.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 25 
TO 30 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT N OF 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE 
TUE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE.
 
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GMZ082-200930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST THU FEB 19 2009

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN S OF 24N W OF 96W...

.TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 
TO E FRI. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT S OF 
24N W OF 96W. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT 
TUE. SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-200930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 PM CST THU FEB 19 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 8 
FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT 
OR LESS. 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 26N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT S OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 
FT LATE. S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. 
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE.

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GMZ086-200930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 PM CST THU FEB 19 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 
FT. S OF FRONT W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT 
OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT 
N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
5 TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT LESS THAN 2 FT N OF 
26N.
.SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT MON DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING