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FZNT24 KNHC 051455
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 05 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.

GMZ089-052130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 05 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST LATER TODAY 
AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 19N95W LATE TONIGHT 
WITH GALE FORCE WINDS S OF 25N W OF 93W AND VERY STRONG WIND IN 
REMAINDER OF BASIN. FRONT CROSSES YUCATAN PASSAGE OUT OF GULF 
LATE MON. HIGH PRES BUILD OVER GULF BEHIND FRONT AND MOVES OVER 
FLORIDA WED INCREASING S RETURN FLOW ALONG NW GULF. 

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GMZ080-052130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 05 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD 8 TO 
11 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH 20 TO 25 KT 
LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT S OF 27N AND 8 TO 10 FT N OF 27N.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W 
OF 94W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 28N E OF 93W AND 6 TO 8 FT 
ELSEWHERE.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

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GMZ082-052130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 05 2009

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 93W MON AND MON NIGHT... 

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME N 
AT 25 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILD 7 TO 9 
FT W OF FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 93W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT. E OF 93W N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.TUE...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 
94W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 
94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-052130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 05 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME 
NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD 8 TO 12 FT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8TO 12 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. 
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.THU...S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-052130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 05 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD 
7 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT.
.WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS