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FZNT24 KNHC 131454
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-132130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO 
TAMPICO MEXICO. THE FRONT WILL MOVE E TO THE MOUTH OF THE 
MISSISSIPPI TO 20N97W SAT AND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE 
WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE SUN. THE FRONT DISSIPATES BY EARLY NEXT 
WEEK AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ALONG 28N FROM THE WESTERN ATLC TO THE 
NW GULF.

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GMZ080-132130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ISOLATED TSTMS. SEAS 3 TO 4 
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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GMZ082-132130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$

GMZ084-132130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

$$

GMZ086-132130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 13 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 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.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSON/DGS