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FZNT24 KNHC 190831
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU MAR 19 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.

GMZ089-191530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU MAR 19 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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GMZ080-191530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 
TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI.
.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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GMZ082-191530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BY LATE SUN N OF 
21N.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 22N W 
OF 95W. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 
21N.

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GMZ084-191530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 IN E SWELL BY LATE SAT.
.SUN...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT N OF 27N...AND 15 TO 20 KT S OF 27N. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-191530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 7 FT 
SAT. 
.SUN AND MON...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN