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FZNT24 KNHC 310806
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 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.

GMZ089-311530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THIS 
MORNING STALLING FROM THE W FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE CENTRAL BAY 
OF CAMPECHE WED...THEN LIFT N OF AREA THU AFTERNOON AS ANOTHER 
COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST. THIS SECOND FRONT REACH 
FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI
THEN STALL OVER THE SE GULF FRI NIGHT LIFTING N AND DISSIPATING 
BY LATE SAT.

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GMZ080-311530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY WED NIGHT AND INCREASING TO S 15 TO 20 
KT BY SUNRISE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT N OF 28N.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT E OF 94W AND E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-311530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 20N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW OF STALLED FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND  
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT N 
OF 21N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-311530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N BEHIND 
FRONT FAR NW WATERS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND 
FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-311530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT TUE MAR 31 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N 
LATE TONIGHT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
KT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 26N.

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FORECASTER NELSON