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FZNT24 KNHC 012125
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SUN MAR 01 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.

GMZ089-300330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST SUN MAR 01 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM S FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA  
WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL 
DIMINISH AS HIGH PRES BUILDS E ACROSS THE EASTERN CONUS AND INTO 
THE W ATLC BY MID-WEEK.

$$
GMZ080-300330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST SUN MAR 01 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
.MON...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E 
OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT WED. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
SHIFTING SE TO S. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT THU.

$$
GMZ082-300330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SUN MAR 01 2009

...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 95W...

.TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY 
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 20N.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 23N AND 4 
TO 7 FT N OF 23N IN NE SWELL. 
.MON NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
IN N SWELL. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 96W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT N 
OF 21N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.

$$
GMZ084-300330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
330 PM CST SUN MAR 01 2009

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EARLY DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT S OF 27N AND 7 TO 10 FT N OF 27N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
AND SHIFTING N TO NE MON NIGHT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 
27N AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S 
OF 25N AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
SE TO S THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ086-300330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 PM CST SUN MAR 01 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 8 
TO 11 FT S OF 26N.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N 
OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE TO S LATE THU. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT.

$$ 
FORECASTER CANGIALOSI