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FZNT24 KNHC 190308
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-190930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2009

.SYNOPSIS...TROUGH ALONG 87W BETWEEN 22N AND 28N WILL DISSIPATE 
AS IT SLOWLY MOVES WEST THROUGH FRI. COLD FRONT MOVES INTO N 
GULF THU NIGHT AND DISSIPATES FRI WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING IN ITS 
WAKE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES IN THE 
WESTERN GULF ON MON.

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GMZ080-190930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2009

.TONIGHT AND THU...S OF 28N E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT...N OF FRONT 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 AND FRI NIGHT...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 TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN.
.MON...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-190930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SUN...HIGHEST E PART. S OF 21N NE WINDS 
10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 21N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 21N 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-190930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2009

.TONIGHT...E OF TROUGH BETWEEN 23N AND 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 
35 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS E OF TROUGH. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 24N 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS OF 23N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT SAT.
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-190930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2009

.TONIGHT...BETWEEN 23N AND 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ENTIRE AREA.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT FRI NIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT 
SAT. 
.SUN AND MON...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 SCHAUER CLARK