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FZNT24 KNHC 241438
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST TUE FEB 24 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.

GMZ089-242130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED N OF THE AREA WILL MOVE E OF THE 
GULF WED. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW WATERS SAT EVENING 
AND EXTEND FROM PANAMA CITY FL TO N OF TAMPICO MEXICO BY SAT 
NIGHT.

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GMZ080-242130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TO S. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT 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 N TO NE 25 TO 30 KT W 
OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.

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GMZ082-242130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 96W SE TO S 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN AT NIGHT. 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...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN 
AT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.

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GMZ084-242130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
8 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT AND WED...S OF 23N E OF 87W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI.
.SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT NW OF 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-242130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON..NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO 
SW SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART LATE SAT.

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FORECASTER FORMOSA