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FZNT24 KNHC 201528
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 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.

GMZ089-202130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
WEAK COLD FRONT ALONG 29N MOVE OUT OF AREA TONIGHT.  HIGH PRES 
BUILD SE UNITED STATES THROUGH SUN.  TROUGH DEVELOP OVER TEXAS 
MON AND TUE.
  
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GMZ080-202130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT SUN.
SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 5 SUN. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 6 FT 
BUILD TO 9 FT SUN. 

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GMZ082-202130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT E SAT. 
SEAS 4 FT...EXCEPT 2 FT S OF 21N.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...W OF 96W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
E OF 96W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

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GMZ084-202130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

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GMZ086-202130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
S OF 28N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES