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FZNT24 KNHC 232100
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST MON FEB 23 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.

GMZ089-240330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST MON FEB 23 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO THE 
YUCATAN PENINSULA ALONG 25N80W 21N87W TO MOVE E OF THE AREA 
TONIGHT. HIGH PRES CENTERED N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE E OF THE 
GULF WED THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-240330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST MON FEB 23 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 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.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-240330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST MON FEB 23 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT INCREASING 
TO 20 KT N OF 23N W OF 96W WED. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-240330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
330 PM CST MON FEB 23 2009

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN 
YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-240330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 PM CST MON FEB 23 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE..N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...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 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER FORMOSA