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FZNT24 KNHC 172105
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-180330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM FT MYERS...FLORIDA TO 1017 
MB LOW PRES 26N86W TO 24N92W WILL DISSIPATE OVER THE EASTERN 
GULF WED. A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO N WATERS LATE THU AND 
DISSIPATES EARLY FRI WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING IN ITS WAKE THROUGH 
THE WEEKEND.

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GMZ080-180330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009

.TONIGHT 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 AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN...HIGHEST E PART.

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GMZ082-180330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH 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.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 
FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.

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GMZ084-180330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS WITHIN 45 NM S OF LOW. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED THROUGH THU NIGHT...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.
.SUN...S OF 25N E OF 88W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10
FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ086-180330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 17 2009

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONTAL 
REMNANTS.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...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. 
.SUN...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE 
NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST S PART.

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SCHAUER CLARK