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FZNT24 KNHC 121454
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU MAR 12 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.

GMZ089-122130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 23N98W WILL BECOME STATIONARY 
TODAY THEN MOVE TO THE W FLORIDA PANHANDLE 21N97W SAT AND FROM 
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 21N98W SUN AND MON.

$$

GMZ080-122130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 3 TO 4 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT S 
TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.
.SUN AND MON...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-122130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT 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.
.MON...W OF 95W...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 95W E WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT ENTIRE AREA.

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GMZ084-122130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$

GMZ086-122130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2009

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

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FORECASTER COHEN/DGS