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FZNT24 KNHC 200911
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI FEB 20 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.

GMZ089-201530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NAPLES FLORIDA EXTENDING WEST 
SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF AND THEN SW INTO THE W BAY OF 
CAMPECHE...WILL MOVE SE OF AREA OVERNIGHT FRI NIGHT. HIGH PRES 
WILL SHIFT E ALONG 31N FRI AND SAT. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES INTO 
NW GULF SAT NIGHT AND SURGES SOUTHWARD INTO SW GULF SUN AS THE 
EASTERN EDGE MOVES INTO CENTRAL FL. GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUN 
AFTERNOON BEHIND THE FRONT.  THE RIDGE AXIS SHIFTS TO THE E GULF 
MON AND SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW PICKS UP IN W GULF TUE.

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GMZ080-201530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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GMZ082-201530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2009

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

.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT 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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GMZ084-201530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
330 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2009

.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT 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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GMZ086-201530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 AM CST FRI FEB 20 2009

.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT...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 SCHAUER CLARK