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FZNT24 KNHC 300315
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-300930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO THE 
CENTRAL YUCATAN CHANNEL WILL STALL FROM THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA 
TO WESTERN CUBA OVERNIGHT...LIFT NORTH EARLY MON THEN DISSIPATE. 
HIGH PRES OVER THE NW GULF WILL TRACK EAST THROUGH TUE...AHEAD 
OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE 
AFTERNOON. 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 INTO THU MORNING. A THIRD STRONG COLD FRONT 
ENTERS NW WATERS THU MORNING...AND WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA 
BIG BEND AREA TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI.

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GMZ080-300930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 95W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT N OF 28N.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-300930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT W OF 96W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W E 
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT...THEN SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N 
OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.
.WED...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT W OF 95W. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
20N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-300930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...SHIFTING NW TO 
N WEST OF FRONT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.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 30 KT SHIFTING TO W BEHIND FRONT THU 
NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-300930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SUN MAR 29 2009

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.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 AND TUE NIGHT...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. N OF 
26N SE OF FRONT 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 LATE AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE THU. 
S OF 26N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS N PART NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN