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FZNT24 KNHC 161517
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009

.SYNOPSIS...FRONTAL BOUNDARY FROM PENSACOLA FLORIDA TO 25N94W TO 
18N94W START TO MOVE E THIS AFTERNOON AND REACH FROM CENTRAL 
FLORIDA TO 25N90W TO 19N91W TUE...THEN DISSIPATE WED.  HIGH PRES 
BUILD SW ACROSS N GULF THROUGH WED.  COLD FRONT MOVES INTO N 
CENTRAL GULF BY FRI.

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GMZ080-162130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 4 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ082-162130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF 
FRONT SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN
COAST LATE. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT N OF 23N E OF 95W. 
SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ084-162130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WIND LESS THAN 10 
KT. SEAS 1 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.WED...N OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
S OF 25N WIND NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE.
S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 6 FT N OF 27N 
LATE.

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GMZ086-162130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 16 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 28N LATE. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...N OF FRONT N WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 
S OF FRONT E WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 25N.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASE TO 20 KT N OF 28N LATE.
SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 6 FT N OF 28N LATE.

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WALLY BARNES