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FZNT24 KNHC 250901
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED FEB 25 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.

GMZ089-251530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST WED FEB 25 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDING REMAINS OVER EASTERN GULF UNTIL THE WEEKEND 
WHEN A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF SAT 
MORNING...AND QUICKLY REACH FROM TAMPA FL TO THE FAR SOUTHERN 
BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN MORNING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE ACROSS THE 
AREA BEHIND THE FRONT.

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GMZ080-251530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST WED FEB 25 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W 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 THROUGH FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT FRI. E OF 94W SE TO S 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT FRI.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE AND 
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. 

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GMZ082-251530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST WED FEB 25 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 
NE 15 KT NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN PENINSULA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 23N W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE WINDS
BECOMING SE TO SE AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO N AND 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE BEHIND FRONT OVER FAR NW PART. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 
KT...HIGHEST NEAR COAST OF MEXICO. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT. 
S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-251530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
330 AM CST WED FEB 25 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 24N E OF 87W NE TO 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.
.THU THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W 20 TO 
25 KT WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT N OF 29N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT EARLY 
...DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT. S OF 
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

$$
GMZ086-251530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 AM CST WED FEB 25 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME 
SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE TODAY THROUGH FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.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 NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

$$ 
FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK