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FZNT24 KNHC 061503
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-062130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT MON APR 06 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 19N92W 
WILL3MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS GULF TO THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND NE 
YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE SE OF THE AREA 
TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILD OVER TEXAS AND MOVE E OVER W GULF TUE 
AND OVER E GULF WED. TROUGH DEVELOP OVER TEXAS WED THROUGH FRI.

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GMZ080-062130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON APR 06 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 
KT W OF 95W LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT S OF 27N AND 8 TO 10 
FT N OF 27N SUBSIDE TO 8 FT W OF 95W LATE TONIGHT. 
.TUE...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 94W N 
TO NE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.THU...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NE LATE. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ082-062130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON APR 06 2009

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

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT 
DIMINISH TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT. E OF 93W N 
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT.
.TUE...E OF 95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT. W OF 95W N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 
9 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 6 FT. W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-062130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT MON APR 06 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WIND 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.TUE NIGHT..NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL N OF 
25N AND 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL S OF 25N.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. BECOMING SE LATE.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-062130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT MON APR 06 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS BUILD 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE LATE. SEAS 5 TO 6 
FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS