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FZNT24 KNHC 082102
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-060330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 08 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING FROM W ATLC ACROSS THE NE 
AND N CENTRAL GULF WILL REMAIN STATIONARY MID-WEEK WHILE 
GRADUALLY WEAKENING. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE
EXTREME NW GULF LATE EARLY THU MORNING THEN STALL THROUGH FRI.

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GMZ080-060330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 08 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 28N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN SE 
SWELL.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST W PART.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT.  
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT FAR N 
PORTIONS BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT 
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. NW OF FRONT 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ082-060330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 08 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W 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.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. N OF 21N SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
21N SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-060330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 08 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N 
OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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...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.
.FRI...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E 
TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-060330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 08 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 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.
.FRI...S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 
24N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING