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FZNT24 KNHC 111445
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...CORRECTED
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 11 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.

GMZ089-112130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
RIDGE ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH LATE WEEK. COLD FRONT APPROACHES 
THE N GULF TONIGHT BEFORE BECOMING STATIONARY THROUGH SAT. FRONT 
PROGRESSES SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE NW GULF LATE SAT BEFORE 
DISSIPATING.

$$

GMZ080-112130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.THU...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E OF 95W 
SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF FRNONT SE WINDS 10 
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT ENTIRE ARA.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$

GMZ082-112130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W-
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 95W E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.TONIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...W OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E 
OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$

GMZ084-112130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W-
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$

GMZ086-112130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W-
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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FORECASTER COHEN/DGS