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FZNT24 KNHC 061511
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST FRI MAR 06 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.

GMZ089-032130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST FRI MAR 06 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING FROM W ATLC...SW INTO THE 
NORTHERN GULF WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH FRI NIGHT THEN SHIFT 
SLIGHTLY SW AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY SAT THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-032130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST FRI MAR 06 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 27N W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-032130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST FRI MAR 06 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.  
W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT N OF 21N SAT.

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GMZ084-032130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 AM CST FRI MAR 06 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. 
N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.
.MON...SE WINDS DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 
FT N OF 26N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N 
OF 25N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N...AND TO 3 TO 4 FT N OF 25N.

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GMZ086-032130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 AM CST FRI MAR 06 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING