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FZNT24 KNHC 291511
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-292130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SARASOTA TO THE FAR NE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA WILL STALL OVER THE FLORIDA STRAITS AND YUCATAN 
CHANNEL EARLY TONIGHT WITH SOME REMNANTS LIFTING BACK N OVER THE 
SE 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 EVENING THEN 
MOVE N AS WARM FRONT WED NIGHT/THU MORNING. A THIRD STRONG COLD 
FRONT ENTERS NW WATERS THU MORNING.

$$
GMZ080-292130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 92W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 92W N 
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT...HIGHEST W 
PART. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 95W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.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...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT WED AFTERNOON AND S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 5 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 SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART 
WITH FRONT.

$$
GMZ082-292130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT MON AND MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.TUE...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NW 
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NEAR FRONT. 
.WED...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING TO E 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT THU NIGHT BEHIND 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

$$
GMZ084-292130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT AND BECOMING N TO NE S OF 25N. 
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL LATE TONIGHT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS SE PART NEAR FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TUE 
EVENING...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT N OF 29N SHIFTING TO NW 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 S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO W BEHIND FRONT THU 
NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT.

$$
GMZ086-292130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT AND SHIFTING N TO NE S OF 
25N. 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 TSTMS ALONG 
AND E OF FRONT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON 
NIGHT.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE OF 
FRONT N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 
26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.
.THU...N OF 26N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT THU EVENING AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 
TO 9 FT LATE. S OF 26N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N PART NEAR FRONT.

$$
FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK