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FZNT24 KNHC 170313
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-170930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM N FL SW TO 27N89W TO NEAR 
24N93W THEN STATIONARY TO A WEAK 1015 MB LOW NEAR 20N97W. THE 
COLD FRONT WILL REACH FROM CENTRAL FL TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE 
BY TUE AFTERNOON...AND DISSIPATE FROM S CENTRAL FL TO EASTERN 
BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY WED AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS S INTO THE 
NORTHERN GULF THROUGH THU. A STRONGER COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO THE 
FAR NORTHERN WATERS OF THE MIDDLE AND E GULF FRI AND SAT 
FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG HIGH PRES.

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GMZ080-170930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2009

TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE
5 TO 10 KT NEAR THE COAST. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR E PART.
.TUE THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT E OF 92W.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT S OF 
28N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 28N.

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GMZ082-170930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NW TO N
S OF 22N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT...
BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS W OF FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT VARIABLE 
S OF 21N. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS FAR W PART.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 
15 KT SAT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT...BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL E OF 
94W SAT.

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GMZ084-170930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2009

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT NW 
OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.THU...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS
ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
SAT...EXCEPT E TO SE N OF 26N. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-170930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PART.
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PART. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE
5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EARLY...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS
1 TO 2 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.FRI AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT THROUGHOUT LATE FRI INTO SAT...AND BECOMING E TO SE N OF 
26N LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 
SAT...SEAS 1 TO 2 FT N OF 27N BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SAT. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 25N.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE