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FZNT24 KNHC 042107
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST WED MAR 04 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.

GMZ089-020330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST WED MAR 04 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS AREA WILL MOVE E WITH 
INCREASING SLY WINDS OVER THE W GULF SPREADING TO THE MIDDLE  
AND WEST GULF FRI THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-020330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST WED MAR 04 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT THU.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING
6 TO 9 FT.
.MON...S OF 27N W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-020330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST WED MAR 04 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON...E OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 95W 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-020330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
330 PM CST WED MAR 04 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.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.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ086-020330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 PM CST WED MAR 04 2009

.TONIGHT...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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER FORMOSA