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FZNT24 KNHC 220302
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-220930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
STRONG HIGH PRES OVER EASTERN U.S. WILL BUILD SE INCREASING 
WINDS THROUGH TUE. WEAK TROUGH APPROACHES NW GULF WED 
DIMINISHING WINDS SLIGHTLY.

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GMZ080-220930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2009

.TONIGHT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.

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GMZ082-220930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2009

.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT.

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GMZ084-220930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2009

.TONIGHT AND SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ086-220930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SAT MAR 21 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING E TO 
SE MON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI