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FZNT24 KNHC 081416
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CDT 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.

GMZ089-052130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CDT SUN MAR 08 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING ACROSS THE N GULF WILL 
REMAIN STATIONARY 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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GMZ080-052130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CDT SUN MAR 08 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 28N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST W PART.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT 
FAR N PART BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ082-052130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CDT SUN MAR 08 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT N OF 22N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ084-052130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 AM CDT SUN MAR 08 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 
TO 20 KT S OF 28N W OF 88W EARLY. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 8 
FT S OF 28N E OF 88W EARLY.
.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...EXCEPT INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT S OF 24N TUE NIGHT AND WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-052130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 AM CDT SUN MAR 08 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON THROUGH WED. N OF 
25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 
FT S OF 27N.
.THU...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK