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FZNT24 KNHC 181451
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 18 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.

GMZ089-182130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO 25N85W 
WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO N GULF 
TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT AND DISSIPATES FRI WITH HIGH PRES 
BUILDING IN ITS WAKE THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

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GMZ080-182130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE 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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT SUN.

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GMZ082-182130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING 10 TO 15 
KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 
21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 21N.

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GMZ084-182130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. N 
OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ086-182130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 18 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N OF 27N
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 25N NE 
TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN/DGS