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FZNT24 KNHC 100902
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT FRI APR 10 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.

GMZ089-101530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 27N WILL SHIFT E TONIGHT AS A WEAK 
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NW GULF SAT STALLING BY SAT NIGHT 
AND DISSIPATING SUN. SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS 
COAST MON AND EXTEND FROM NW FLORIDA TO TAMPICO MEXICO TUE.

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GMZ080-101530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT THEN BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT SAT 
NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT SAT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-101530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 
BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 
TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT AND TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 

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GMZ084-101530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S 
SWELL. S OF 26N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 
27N.
.SUN...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-101530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT FRI APR 10 2009

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT TO 2 FT SAT NIGHT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT 
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 
TO 2 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.MON...SE TO WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS