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FZNT24 KNHC 200309
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-200930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT THU MAR 19 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
A SFC TROUGH ALONG 90W WILL DISSIPATE ON FRI AS IT DRIFTS W. A 
COLD FRONT WILL CLIP THE NE WATERS FRI MORNING AND THEN PUSH E 
OF THE AREA FRI NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS SE BEHIND THE 
FRONT OVER THE MID-ATLANTIC INCREASING E TO SE WINDS AND SEAS 
SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE.
  
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GMZ080-200930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT THU MAR 19 2009

.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 
FT. 

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GMZ082-200930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU MAR 19 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 
10 FT.

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GMZ084-200930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT THU MAR 19 2009

.TONIGHT AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT.

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GMZ086-200930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT THU MAR 19 2009

.TONIGHT AND FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE/CANGIALOSI