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FZNT24 KNHC 230242
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SUN FEB 22 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.

GMZ089-230930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 24N90W TO 18N95W 
WILL MOVE MAINLY E OF THE AREA MON. HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E 
ACROSS THE EASTERN CONUS AND MOVE OFFSHORE WED...SETTING UP 
RETURN FLOW WED THROUGH FRI.

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GMZ080-230930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2009

.TONIGHT AND MON...E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TO S 
TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-230930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2009

...GALE WARNING S OF 22N W OF 95W...

.TONIGHT...S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 
FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-230930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2009

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 
TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-230930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT..N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 
KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...AND TO 6 FT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA.
.WED AND THU...N OF 26N 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.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N AND 4 
TO 6 FT S OF 27N.

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FORECASTER SANDOVAL/CANGIALOSI