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

GMZ089-200330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT THU MAR 19 2009 

.SYNOPSIS...
TROUGH ALONG 90W FROM 22N TO 27N MOVING W 5 TO 10 KT WILL
GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
NERN GULF TONIGHT...THEN RAPIDLY MOVE ACROSS THE NE GULF AND
NERN FL LATE TONIGHT INTO FRI. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD S 
INTO THE MIDDLE AND EASTERN GULF BEHIND THE FRONT. THE  HIGH 
THEN SHIFTS E SUN THROUGH TUE ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW 
TO INCREASE IN THE WESTERN GULF WITH EASTERLY FLOW INCREASING 
OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE GULF.  

$$

GMZ080-200330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT THU MAR 19 2009 

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...W OF 95W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. 

$$

GMZ082-200330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU MAR 19 2009 

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E 5 TO 10 
KT W OF 97W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT W OF 97W. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 
8 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST W OF 96W.

$$

GMZ084-200330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT THU MAR 19 2009 

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N...E 5 TO 10 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL...NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 
27N...2 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL...3 TO 5 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N...E 15 TO 20 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL...SE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 
27N...4 TO 6 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL...5 TO 8 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.TUE...N OF 27N SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 
FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

$$

GMZ086-200330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT THU MAR 19 2009 

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N...NE 10 TO 15 KT NEAR 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NE 15 TO 20 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
20 TO 25 KT NEAR STRAITS OF FL. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...N OF 27N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT NEAR
STRAITS OF FL EARLY...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO
7 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
27N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 

$$
FORECASTER AGUIRRE