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FZNT24 KNHC 030922
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI APR 03 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.

GMZ089-031530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI APR 03 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N85W TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA REACH 
27N82W TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE FRI AND MOVE OUT OF BASIN 
FRI NIGHT.  SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST SUN AND 
STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES RAPIDLY E REACHING STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 
NE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE MON.  STRONG HIGH BUILD OVER TEXAS 
BEHIND SECOND FRONT WITH STRONG N WINDS ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN.

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GMZ080-031530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI APR 03 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 3 FT TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. W OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 30 KT LATE. SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...DIMINISH TO 15 KT W OF 95W LATE.  
SEAS 11 FT...EXCEPT 7 FT W OF 95W LATE. 
.TUE...E OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE.  
SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE. W OF 94W NE WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ082-031530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI APR 03 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT TONIGHT. 
SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW 30 KT WITH HIGHER 
GUSTS W OF FRONT. SEAS 7 FT...BUILD TO 9 FT W OF FRONT.
.MON...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT W OF 95W LATE.  
SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE...E OF 95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE.  
SEAS 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 LATE. W OF 95W NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH 
TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE.

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GMZ084-031530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT FRI APR 03 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 
10 LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. SE OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 TONIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT TONIGHT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT SAT 
NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 11 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 12 FT. S OF 27N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN N SWELL. 

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GMZ086-031530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT FRI APR 03 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME 
SE 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.MON...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SE OF FRONT 
SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. S OF 27N NW 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES