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FZNT24 KNHC 260306
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-260930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM 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...REACHING 
FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE SAT...THEN PASSING 
SE OF THE AREA SUN WHILE WEAKENING. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE OVER THE 
REGION SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER W GULF MON.

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GMZ080-260930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
1030 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2009
 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU THROUGH THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 
30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...E OF 93W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20K T. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-260930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2009

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

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT N OF 20N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N W OF 
FRONT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 20N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 20N.
.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 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-260930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT FRI. 
.SAT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W 
OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT THROUGHOUT.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 4 
TO 6 FT S OF 25N.

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GMZ086-260930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT WED MAR 25 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF 25N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...SHIFTING NW WEST OF FRONT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF FRONT SW 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN