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FZNT24 KNHC 230306
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-230930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 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/EARLY WED BEFORE RETREATING N AND A SECOND COLD FRONT 
MOVES INTO THE NW GULF FRI.

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GMZ080-230930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.FRI...SE OF FRONT S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. NW OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-230930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 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 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 21N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT N OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.
.WED THRU FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT FRI AFTERNOON NE PART AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 
22N AND 3 TO 6 FT S OF 22N. 

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GMZ084-230930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR 
THE YUCATAN COAST AT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ086-230930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 22 2009

.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
MON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS S PART.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 
25N SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK