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FZNT24 KNHC 282123
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 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.

GMZ089-290330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM MOBILE BAY TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF 
CAMPECHE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE GULF BY LATE SUNDAY. HIGH PRES 
WILL BUILD ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT. 
ANOTHER FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY TUE...REACHING 
FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY 
EARLY WED...BEFORE DISSIPATING ALONG 25N OVER THE EASTERN GULF 
OF MEXICO BY EARLY THU.

$$
GMZ080-290330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 
7 FT W OF 95W MON NIGHT. 
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. 
.THU...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ082-290330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009

...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF FRONT...

.TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 20 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING...AND 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 
TO 20 KT MON SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE TUE. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-290330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT 
IN NW SWELL SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PART NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT N OF 
25N LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS WITH FRONT N PART.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-290330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SAT MAR 28 2009

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING TO NW WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 
25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS DIMINISHING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 
TO 7 FT N OF 25N LATE.
.WED...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN