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FZNT24 KNHC 071513
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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.

GMZ089-042130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 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 SINK VERY 
SLOWLY S TUE AND WED. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE 
NW GULF COAST LATE WED.

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GMZ080-042130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST SAT MAR 07 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 
25 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 6 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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GMZ082-042130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SAT MAR 07 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 20 KT E OF 94W AND 15 TO 
20 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ...BUILDING TO 6 TO 7 FT N OF 
21N SAT.
.TUE AND 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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GMZ084-042130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 AM CST SAT MAR 07 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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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GMZ086-042130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 AM CST SAT MAR 07 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 24N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
7 TO 9 FT. FROM 24N TO 26N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. N OF 26N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 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 STRIPLING