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FZNT24 KNHC 240258
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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.

GMZ089-240930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST MON FEB 23 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE E OF THE 
GULF WED. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS EARLY SAT AND 
EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE IN THE 
DAY. 

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GMZ080-240930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST MON FEB 23 2009

.TONIGHT 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.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W 
OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-240930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 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 NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
20 KT N OF 23N W OF 96W WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 23N W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-240930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 PM CST MON FEB 23 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 
27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
SHIFTING E TO SE WED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE TO S FRI. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT 
W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-240930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 PM CST MON FEB 23 2009

.TONIGHT AND 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 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER FORMOSA/CANGIALOSI