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FZNT24 KNHC 242126
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 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.

GMZ089-250330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PERSIST E OF THE AREA THROUGH 
SAT. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI...THEN 
EXTEND FROM NEAR 30N85W TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT...BEFORE MOVING 
SE OF AREA SUN.

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GMZ080-250330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 
TO 25 KT W OF 95W TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT W OF 
THE FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-250330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT 
W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT W OF FRONT.

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GMZ084-250330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING NW W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N 
SWELL. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT NW OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-250330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT TUE MAR 24 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...WINDS DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 
25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N.
.SUN...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NW OF 
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN