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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009

...CORRECTED NW GULF WINDS FOR TONIGHT... 

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.

GMZ089-110330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL CHANGE 
LITTLE THROUGH WED NIGHT...THEN DRIFT E THU THROUGH SUN IN 
RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ENTER THE NW GULF LATE WED 
NIGHT INTO THU MORNING. THE FRONT WILL BECOME STATIONARY FROM 
NEAR SW LOUISIANA TO FAR NE MEXICO ON THU...THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY 
MOVE E AS A WEAK COLD FRONT FRI INTO EARLY SUN BEFORE WASHING 
OUT LATE SUN FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NEAR 25N94W. WEAK ATLC RIDGE 
WILL EXTEND W ALONG 27N E OF 90W BY SUN.

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GMZ080-110330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 92W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT
5 TO 7 FT NEAR THE CENTRAL TEXAS COAST. E OF 92W SE 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 
KT S OF 26N W OF 94W. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N
W OF 94W.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
ISOLATED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 
FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS E PART NEAR FRONT.

$$

GMZ082-110330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009

.TONIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT.
E OF 95W...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.

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GMZ084-110330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009

.TONIGHT...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.
.WED THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$

GMZ086-110330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 10 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 27N E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 27N SE 
TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE