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

GMZ089-040930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST FRI MAR 06 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN ATLC SW
INTO THE NORTHERN GULF WILL CHANGE LITTLE THROUGH MON...THEN
SLOWLY SHIFT S TUE AND WED. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH
THE NW GULF COAST LATE WED.

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GMZ080-040930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST FRI MAR 06 2009

.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.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS NEAR THE COAST LATE.

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GMZ082-040930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST FRI MAR 06 2009

.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.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 22N W OF 
95W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N...AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.

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GMZ084-040930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 PM CST FRI MAR 06 2009

.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 6 TO 8 FT. 
N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE SWELL.
.MON...SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 
4 FT N OF 26N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N.
.TUE AND WED...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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GMZ086-040930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 PM CST FRI MAR 06 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FL. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...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