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FZNT24 KNHC 070837
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SAT MAR 07 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.

GMZ089-041530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST SAT MAR 07 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING FROM THE W ATLC SW INTO 
THE N 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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GMZ080-041530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST SAT MAR 07 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS N WATERS.

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GMZ082-041530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SAT MAR 07 2009

.TODAY 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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GMZ084-041530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
330 AM CST SAT MAR 07 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT IN SE SWELL.
.MON THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N 
OF 26N...AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N...SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT WED.

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GMZ086-041530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 AM CST SAT MAR 07 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 
10 KT WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT WED. N OF 25N 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI