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FZNT24 KNHC 222109
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-230330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009

.SYNOPSIS...
RIDGE OVER WESTERN ATLC THROUGH WED WILL MOVE E THU. MEAN 
TROUGHING WILL LINGER OVER THE PLAINS THROUGH THE 
FORECAST...WITH A COLD FRONT GRAZING THE NW GULF COAST OVERNIGHT 
TUE NIGHT INTO EARLY WED BEFORE RETREATING N AND A SECOND COLD 
FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW GULF FRI.

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GMZ080-230330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT...EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITHIN 60 NM S OF FRONT. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. NW OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-230330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009

.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 22N E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT N OF 22N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT.
.FRI...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 21N AND 3 TO 5 FT S 
OF 21N. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-230330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009

.TONIGHT AND MON...E OF 87W E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
W OF 87W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 
25 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST AT NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ086-230330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009

.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
MON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON. 
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK