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FZNT24 KNHC 100910
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 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.

GMZ089-101530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE MAINTAINS E TO SE WINDS ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH
LATE WEEK. A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE N GULF THURSDAY MORNING
BEFORE BECOMING STATIONARY THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-101530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING S SAT. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT FRI.

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GMZ082-101530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...W OF 95W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN
10 KT LATE. E OF 95W...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
AREAWIDE.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING SE SAT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-101530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NEAR
YUCATAN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT NEAR YUCATAN.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...
DIMINISHING TO LESS THAN 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. S OF 27N...E
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT AREAWIDE.
.WED THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING SE SAT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-101530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009

.TODAY...SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT N OF 27N...E 10 TO 15 KT S OF
27N...AND E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT
AREAWIDE.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 
10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 2 FT. S OF 27N...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING SE SAT. SEAS 2
TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER COHEN/CANGIALOSI