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FZNT24 KNHC 231530
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 23 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.

GMZ089-232130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE FROM THE SE U.S. TO THE NW GULF WILL MOVE
TO E OF 90W BY THU. MODERATE SE TO WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
MUCH OF THE GULF THROUGH FRI AS A COLD FRONT REACHES FROM SW 
LOUISIANA TO 25N97W BY LATE FRI.

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GMZ080-232130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SHIFTING TO
NW 15 TO 20 KT FAR NW PART FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 
10 FT E OF FRONT LATE FRI.

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GMZ082-232130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ084-232130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO
SE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S THU. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ086-232130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S OF 25N.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PART.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE