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FZNT24 KNHC 221457
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 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.

GMZ089-222130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
RIDGE OVER THE EASTERN U.S. COAST THROUGH WED WILL MOVE E THU. 
TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER TEXAS THROUGH MON THEN WEAKEN TUE AND 
WED AND REDEVELOP SOME THU.

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GMZ080-222130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.

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GMZ082-222130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT.

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GMZ084-222130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
TO 20 KT WED AND THU. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ086-222130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
EXCEPT 7 TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER LL/DGS