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FZNT24 KNHC 171355
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL 
STALL BRIEFLY OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS TONIGHT THEN DRIFT NW 
OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS GRADUALLY LOSING IDENTITY LATE THU.
A SECOND COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO THE N GULF LATE THU NIGHT AND 
RACES SE OF THE AREA AROUND SUNSET FRI WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING 
IN ITS WAKE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

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GMZ080-172130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE FRI NIGHT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-172130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2
TO 3 FT.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT N PART.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 10 TO 15 KT S OF 21N. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-172130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 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 24N.
.WED THROUGH THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONTAL REMNANTS.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 24N.

$$
GMZ086-172130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.

$$
NELSON