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FZNT24 KNHC 251528
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 25 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.

GMZ089-252130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES RIDGE WILL PERSIST E OF THE AREA THROUGH 
SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST FRI...AND REACH
FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT...THEN PASS SE 
OF THE AREA SUN WHILE WEAKENING. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE OVER THE 
REGION SUN.

$$
GMZ080-252130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 
E OF 93W 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST E.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT 
BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT E OF 93W 
BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT FRI. 
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST E.
.SUN...WINDS DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT...THEN INCREASING
TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ082-252130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT SAT...

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF 
96W 15 TO 20 KT...AND NW OF FRONT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT FRI. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED AND 6 TO 9 FT FRI.
.SAT...E OF FRONT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF 
FRONT...N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 
N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT THROUGHOUT...THEN 
DIMINISHING TO NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 
3 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ084-252130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 10 FT BECOMING 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT.
.FRI...S TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT N OF 
26N BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W 
OF FRONT. SEAS BECOMING 7 TO 10 FT THROUGHOUT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO VARIABLE 5 TO 10 
KT...THEN INCREASING TO E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 
TO 8 FT.

$$
GMZ086-252130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT WED MAR 25 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT THU...EXCEPT W OF 84W 
INCREASING TO S 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 4 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 
TO 6 FT BY THU NIGHT...EXCEPT N OF 26N BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT 
FRI. HIGHEST SEAS W. 
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT W OF FRONT SHIFTING TO 
NW. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT E OF 83W SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT E OF FRONT SW 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
FORECASTER KELLS/AGUIRRE