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FZNT24 KNHC 201529
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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...A COLD FRONT FROM THE STRAITS OF FL TO THE EASTERN 
BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA THROUGH THE AFTERNOON 
FOLLOWED BY BRISK N WINDS. HIGH PRES SHIFTS E ALONG 30N FRI AND 
SAT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE SE TEXAS COAST SAT NIGHT 
MOVING S OF THE AREA BY EARLY MON WITH GALES 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 6 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

.TONIGHT AND FRI...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 
TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.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...HIGHEST S OF  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 5 TO 8 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 WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS 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 TO 25 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
S OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS 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 DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK/AGUIRRE