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FZNT24 KNHC 290829
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 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.

GMZ089-291530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL 
STALL OVER THE FLORIDA STRAITS AND YUCATAN CHANNEL EARLY TONIGHT 
WITH SOME REMNANTS LIFTING BACK N OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF MON AND 
TUE AS A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST MIDDAY TUE. 
THIS SECOND FRONT WILL STALL FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE 
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WED THEN MOVE N AS WARM FRONT WED NIGHT 
AS A THIRD STRONG COLD FRONT ENTERS NW WATERS THU.

$$
GMZ080-291530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009

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

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GMZ082-291530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009

.TODAY THROUGH TUE...NE TO E 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 BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 
.WED...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO E 10 TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT THU NIGHT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

$$
GMZ084-291530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009

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

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GMZ086-291530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 
TO 6 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS E OF FRONT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT 
N OF 28N TUE NIGHT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE 
OF FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON