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FZNT24 KNHC 232107
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-240330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE STAYS ANCHORED OVER WESTERN ATLC THROUGH WED 
WHILE A COLD FRONT GRAZES THE TX/LA COAST WED BEFORE RETREATING 
NORTHWARD. HIGH PRES OVER THE WESTERN ATLC SLOWLY MOVES EASTWARD 
THU THROUGH SAT. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW GULF SAT.

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GMZ080-240330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009
 
.TONIGHT AND TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT DIMINISHING TO 
15 KT W OF 95W LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT FRI. 
.SAT...SE OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 10 
TO 15 KT WITHIN 75 NM SE OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. NW OF FRONT 
N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE...EXCEPT 25 
TO 30 KT WITHIN 90 NM NW OF FRONT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-240330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

.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.
.SAT...SE OF FRONT S TO SE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT S TO SW 10 
TO 15 KT WITHIN 75 NM SE OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. NW OF FRONT 
N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ084-240330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...INCREASING TO SE 15 TO 20 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S THU. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS N PART.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT 
BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT LATE SAT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR 
NW PART SAT.

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GMZ086-240330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E TO SE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS S 
OF 25N.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH 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. 
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK