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FZNT24 KNHC 071509
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 07 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.

GMZ089-072130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 07 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER W GULF WILL MOVE E TO E GULF 
WED. COLD FRONT APPROACH SE TEXAS FRI AND EXTEND FROM FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO S TEXAS SAT. 

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GMZ080-072130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 07 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
E OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...W OF 94W E WINDS S TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W 
SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...W OF 94W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. E OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NE BEHIND FRONT LATE. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SE 
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ082-072130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 07 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF 95W N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. W OF 95W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.TONIGHT...E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W NE 
TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W 
SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ084-072130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 07 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
.TONIGHT..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...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...S OF 25N W OF 87W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-072130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 07 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT.
.WED...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.

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FORECASTER WB/DGS