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FZNT24 KNHC 080913
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED APR 08 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.

GMZ089-081530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED APR 08 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES 1023 MB OVER W GULF MOVE E ALONG 27N AND 
REACH FLORIDA TONIGHT.  S RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER W GULF AND 
SPREAD E OVER ENTIRE GULF THU IN ADVANCE OF WEAK COLD FRONT 
MOVING OFF TEXAS COAST FRI.  FRONT STALLS E TO W ALONG 28N SAT 
...DRIFTS N OF AREA SAT NIGHT AS SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES OFF 
TEXAS COAST LATE SUN. 

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GMZ080-081530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED APR 08 2009

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT SHIFT NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SE OF 
FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND SECOND FRONT. SEAS 8 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT.

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GMZ082-081530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED APR 08 2009

.TODAY...N OF 23N W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMES NE 15 KT BEHIND SECOND 
FRONT. SEAS 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT. 

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GMZ084-081530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT WED APR 08 2009

.TODAY...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFT SE LATE. SEAS 3 FT.
S OF 25N E WINDS 10 KT BECOME SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 25N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 FT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SE OF FRONT 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ086-081530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT WED APR 08 2009

.TODAY...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFT SE LATE. SEAS 4 FT.
S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN SUBSIDING N SWELL.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOME SE 15 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 4 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES