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FZNT24 KNHC 130925
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 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.

GMZ089-131530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR CAMERON LOUISIANA 
TO TAMPICO MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL SHIFT EAST SLIGHTLY BY EARLY 
SUNDAY...AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE WESTERN BAY 
OF CAMPECHE. THE FRONT DISSIPATES BY EARLY NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRES
BUILDS ALONG 28N FROM THE WESTERN ATLC TO THE NORTHEASTERN GULF.

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GMZ080-131530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 96W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF
95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ082-131530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2009

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 96W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THE DAY.
.MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$

GMZ084-131530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING NE N OF
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING 
VARIABLE MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$

GMZ086-131530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$

FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN