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FZNT24 KNHC 030911
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE MAR 03 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.

GMZ089-311530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST TUE MAR 03 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA THEN SHIFT E OF 
THE GULF LATE WED WITH INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING 
OVER THE W WATERS...SPREADING TO N CENTRAL GULF BY SAT.

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GMZ080-311530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST TUE MAR 03 2009

.TODAY 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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GMZ082-311530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST TUE MAR 03 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 6 TO 8 FT FRI AND SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.

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GMZ084-311530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
330 AM CST TUE MAR 03 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N TONIGHT. 
.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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GMZ086-311530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 AM CST TUE MAR 03 2009

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N AND 
2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N.
.T0NIGHT AND WED...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.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 DGS