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FZNT24 KNHC 091502
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 09 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.

GMZ089-092130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 09 2009

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

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GMZ080-092130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 09 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...S OF 28N E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 
FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT...HIGHEST W PART.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT.  
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT 
AND OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 KT. NW OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT W PART. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ082-092130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 09 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N 
OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N AND 3 
TO 4 FT S OF 21N.

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GMZ084-092130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 09 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 
OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT S OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 20 KT S OF 
24N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS BY 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-092130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 09 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 3 FT.
.THU...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARKSCHAUERJJ