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FZNT24 KNHC 211510
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 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.

GMZ089-212130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
RIDGE OVER E UNITED STATES CHANGE LITTLE WED.  TROUGH DEVELOP 
OVER W GULF TUE THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-212130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 6 FT.
.MON AND TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT E BEHIND FRONT NW PART. SEAS 
7 FT.

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GMZ082-212130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.

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GMZ084-212130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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GMZ086-212130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.TUE AND WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES