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FZNT24 KNHC 242120
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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.

GMZ089-250330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM 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 TAMPA FL TO TAMPICO MEXICO BY SUN MORNING.

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GMZ080-250330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2009

.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.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 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.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT. 

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GMZ082-250330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2009

.TONIGHT 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 THROUGH 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.
.SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S 
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-250330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
330 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2009

.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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH 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.
.SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S 
OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-250330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 PM CST TUE FEB 24 2009

.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.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH 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.
.SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER FORMOSA