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FZNT24 KNHC 040239
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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.

GMZ089-010930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST TUE MAR 03 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SE N OF THE AREA THEN SHIFT E 
OF THE GULF LATE WED WITH INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING 
OVER THE W WATERS...SPREADING TO THE MIDDLE GULF FRI THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-010930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST TUE MAR 03 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...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 THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 
KT W OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT SAT AND SUN.

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GMZ082-010930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST TUE MAR 03 2009

.TONIGHT AND WED...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 NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT N OF 21N...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SAT AND SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
S OF 21N.

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GMZ084-010930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 PM CST TUE MAR 03 2009

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N...
AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT THU.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...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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GMZ086-010930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 PM CST TUE MAR 03 2009

.T0NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 
25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT
THU NIGHT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING TO SE 
TO S SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE