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FZNT24 KNHC 050902
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU MAR 05 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.

GMZ089-021530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST THU MAR 05 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CHANGE 
LITTLE THROUGH SAT THEN MOVE E SUN AND MON.

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GMZ080-021530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST THU MAR 05 2009

.TODAY 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 3 TO 5 FT THU.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT.
.MON...S OF 27N W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N 
OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ082-021530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST THU MAR 05 2009

.TODAY 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 7 FT. W OF 95W 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ084-021530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
330 AM CST THU MAR 05 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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.

$$
GMZ086-021530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 AM CST THU MAR 05 2009

.TODAY 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 TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N SE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

$$ 
FORECASTER DGS