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FZNT24 KNHC 060928
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT MON APR 06 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.

GMZ089-061530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT MON APR 06 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 19N95W MOVE RAPIDLY 
ACROSS GULF REACHING STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND NE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE SE OF AREA TONIGHT.  HIGH PRES BUILD 
OVER TEXAS AND MOVE E OVER W GULF TUE AND OVER E GULF WED.  
TROUGH DEVELOP OVER MEXICO WED THROUGH FRI.

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GMZ080-061530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT MON APR 06 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT W OF 
95W LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 13 FT S OF 27N AND 10 FT N OF 27N SUBSIDE 
TO 8 FT W OF 95W LATE TONIGHT. 
.TUE...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 
12 FT SUBSIDE TO 8 FT LATE. W OF 94W N WIND 15 KT BECOME E 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W OF 93W S WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT BY 
LATE WED. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE WED. E OF 93W N WIND 10 
KT SHIFT SE LATE WED. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.FRI...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NE LATE. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ082-061530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT MON APR 06 2009

...GALE WARNING W OF 93W... 

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISH TO 25 
KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 13 FT. E OF 93W N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT 
DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS 11 FT.
.TUE...E OF 94W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 12 FT. W OF 94W N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE.
SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 FT. W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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GMZ084-061530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT MON APR 06 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
W OF FRONT NW TO N WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD 10 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT 
LATE TUE AND TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT TUE 
NIGHT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME 10 KT LATE WED AND S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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GMZ086-061530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT MON APR 06 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD 
TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOME SE 10 TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 
6 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE 
FRI. SEAS 6 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES