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FZNT24 KNHC 140915
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 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.

GMZ089-141530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO 1013 MB 
LOW PRES NEAR 29N93W TO 20N97W NORTH OF VERACRUZ MEXICO. THE 
FRONT WILL SHIFT EAST AND REACH FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 20N97W BY LATE 
SUN...THEN FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE 
BY LATE MON...BEFORE BECOMING DIFFUSE OVER THE SE GULF BY LATE 
TUE. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF BEHIND THE 
FRONT THROUGH MID WEEK.

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GMZ080-141530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2009

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95...AND NW 10 TO 15 KT
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT...W OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT
EARLY IN THE MORNING. ELSEWHERE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
E OF 94W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

$$

GMZ082-141530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 97W...SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SUN THROUGH MON...W OF 97W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-141530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF
25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS THROUGH THE DAY.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...N OF 27N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 27N...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT 10 TO
15 KT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-141530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SAT MAR 14 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 
KT OR LESS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. S OF 27N...E WINDS 
5 TO 10 KT. NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N...AND NE
10 TO 15 KT S OF 27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3
TO 5 FT.

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