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FZNT24 KNHC 072121
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-080330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT TUE APR 07 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER OVER SE TEXAS WILL SHIFT E 
ALONG 26N WED TO OVER S FLORIDA WED NIGHT. SOUTHERLY FLOW 
BEGINS OVER THE W GULF WED AND SPREADS E OVER THE ENTIRE GULF 
THU IN ADVANCE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
FRI. THE FRONT STALLS E TO W ALONG 28N SAT...DRIFTS N OF AREA 
SAT NIGHT WITH A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF TEXAS COAST SUN. 

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GMZ080-080330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE APR 07 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E 
OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SUBSIDING 
N SWELL.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NE 15 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 200 KT 
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT.

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GMZ082-080330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE APR 07 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
PRIMARILY IN N SWELL. E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 29 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 
FT IN N SWELL LATE. 
.WED...N OF 23N W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT.
.SAT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W E 
TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NE 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. 

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GMZ084-080330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT TUE APR 07 2009

.TONIGHT..NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO N 10 KT LATE. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 6 TO 9 
FT S OF 27N LATE TONIGHT.
.WED...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT THU NIGHT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT ALONG 28N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
AND N OF FRONT.  
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT 
LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS 
NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-080330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT TUE APR 07 2009

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 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 THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON