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FZNT24 KNHC 022125
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST MON MAR 02 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.

GMZ089-310330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST MON MAR 02 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WINDS AND SEAS ARE DIMINISHING FROM W TO E AS HIGH 
PRES BUILDS S TOWARD THE AREA. THE HIGH SHIFTS E OF THE GULF 
LATE WED INCREASING SLY WINDS OVER THE W WATERS.

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GMZ080-310330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST MON MAR 02 2009

.TONIGHT...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...SUBSIDING 2 
TO 3 FT LATE. 
.TUE THROUGH THU...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. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT THU.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-310330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST MON MAR 02 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT...SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT LATE. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING 4 TO 5 FT LATE 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 SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT N 
OF 21N BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.

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GMZ084-310330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
330 PM CST MON MAR 02 2009

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N 
AND 5 TO 8 FT S OF 27N IN N SWELL.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N TUE NIGHT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-310330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 PM CST MON MAR 02 2009

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N AND 3 TO 
5 FT N OF 26N.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N AND 2 
TO 4 FT N OF 26N.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 
KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S 
OF 26N.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI