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FZNT24 KNHC 151518
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 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.

GMZ089-152130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM MOBILE 
ALABAMA TO 28N90W BECOME STATIONARY TO 25N95W TO 20N97W.  FRONT 
REACH FROM N FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY MON AND DISSIPATE 
TUE.  HIGH PRES BUILD SW ACROSS N FLORIDA AND NE GULF TUE AND 
WED THEN WEAKEN ON THU.

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GMZ080-152130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.

$$

GMZ082-152130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT.  
SEAS 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

$$

GMZ084-152130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. E 
OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N E WIND 10 KT. 
SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N WIND LESS 
THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 

$$

GMZ086-152130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 15 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT...EXCEPT FLORIDA 
STRAITS E WIND 15 KT AND SEAS 4 FT. 
.MON...N OF 27N  S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.  
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

$$

WALLY BARNES