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FZNT24 KNHC 260238
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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.

GMZ089-260930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN GULF ALONG 30N WILL RETREAT E 
THROUGH SAT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT THAT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
INTO THE NW GULF SAT AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY REACH 
FROM SW FL TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY SUN AFTERNOON...AND 
MOVE E OF AREA DURING THE EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE 
ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT.

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GMZ080-260930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009

.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.
.FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING N TO NE AND 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON INTO LATE SAT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT W OF FRONT LATE. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL E OF 
94W AND TO 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE OVER PART.
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-260930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009

.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.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING 
TO N TO NE AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE SAT BEHIND FRONT 
OVER FAR NW PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE 
SAT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...
EXCEPT BRIEFLY UP 30 KT 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.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E TO SE W OF 94W.
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.


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GMZ084-260930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009

.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 NIGHT...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...INCREASING TO 
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.
.MON...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 29N AND 3 TO 5 
FT S OF 29N.

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GMZ086-260930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 PM CST WED FEB 25 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO NE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 
26N...AND TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 26N. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N...AND TO 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N.

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FORECASTER FORMOSA/AGUIRRE