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FZNT24 KNHC 160917
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON MAR 16 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.

GMZ089-161530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR PENSACOLA FLORIDA 
SW TO 25N95W THEN S TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE NEAR 18N95W. THE 
FRONT WILL MOVE E TODAY AND REACH A POSITION FROM CENTRAL 
FLORIDA TO THE SOUTHERN BAY OF CAMPECHE BY EARLY TUE...THEN WILL 
DISSIPATE BY WED. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD SW ACROSS THE NE GULF 
THROUGH WED. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE N CENTRAL GULF ON 
FRI.

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GMZ080-161530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4
FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT W OF FRONT LATE TODAY. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT W OF 95W...NE WINDS
10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-161530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS N OF 23N E OF 95W.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN
COAST LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 23N E
OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE.

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GMZ084-161530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SE
OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10
KT BY TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N AND NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT. S 
OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND 3 TO 6 
FT ELSEWHERE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 27N.

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GMZ086-161530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009

.TODAY...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N LATE. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...AND E WINDS 5 TO
10 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
TSTMS.
.TUE THROUGH WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF
27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. 
S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ENTIRE AREA. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 27N LATE.

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CHRISTENSEN