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FZNT24 KNHC 080836
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN MAR 08 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.

GMZ089-051530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST SUN MAR 08 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING ACROSS THE N GULF WILL 
REMAIN STATIONARY AS IT GRADUALLY WEAKENS THROUGH MID-WEEK. A 
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE EXTREME NW GULF LATE WED 
OR THU MORNING THEN STALL.

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GMZ080-051530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST SUN MAR 08 2009

.TODAY 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 AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT 
FAR W PART BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT 
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ082-051530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SUN MAR 08 2009

.TODAY THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N 
OF 21N AND 3 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-051530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
330 AM CST SUN MAR 08 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT. N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-051530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 AM CST SUN MAR 08 2009

.TODAY THROUGH WED...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 25N... 
AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 25N.

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI