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FZNT24 KNHC 170926
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 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.

GMZ089-171530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA SW TO 
25N95W THEN STATIONARY TO S OF VERACRUZ MEXICO NEAR 19N96W. THE 
FRONT PUSHES SOUTH OVER THE EASTERN GULF TONIGHT...BUT BECOMES 
STATIONARY AND THEN DISSIPATES OVER THE WESTERN GULF WED AS HIGH 
PRES BUILDS INTO THE N CENTRAL GULF. A STRONGER FRONT PUSHES 
INTO THE NORTHERN GULF FRI AND THROUGH THE GULF SAT FOLLOWED BY 
ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG HIGH PRES.

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GMZ080-171530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI ...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-171530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO
15 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-171530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N AND NE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 
27N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N.

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GMZ086-171530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N AND 15 TO 20 KT S OF 
27N. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS.

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