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FZNT24 KNHC 081509
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-082130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED APR 08 2009

.SYNOPSIS...1022 MB HIGH PRES OVER THE E GULF NEAR 26N87W WILL 
MOVE EWD TOWARDS THE NW BAHAMAS TONIGHT. S RETURN FLOW WILL 
INCREASE OVER THE W GULF TONIGHT AND SPREAD E OVER ENTIRE GULF 
THU IN ADVANCE OF WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING OFF TEXAS COAST EARLY 
SAT. FRONT WILL STALL E TO W ALONG 28N SAT AFTERNOON...AND DRIFT 
N OF AREA SAT NIGHT AS SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST 
LATE SUN. 

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GMZ080-082130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 08 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
E OF 94W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND THU...W OF 94W S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
9 FT. E OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT SUBSIDING LATE.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE 
OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 T0 5 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND SECOND FRONT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS E OF FRONT.

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GMZ082-082130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 08 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 20N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  

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GMZ084-082130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 08 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. 
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SE OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-082130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 08 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFT SE TO S LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN 
SUBSIDING NW SWELL.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N E 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS TO 2 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER GR