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FZNT24 KNHC 110857
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT APR 11 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.

GMZ089-111530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SAT APR 11 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ALONG TEXAS AND LOUISIANA COAST WILL 
EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO S TEXAS LATER TODAY THEN 
DRIFT BACK N AS A WARM FRONT TONIGHT AND SUN. SECOND COLD FRONT 
WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON AND EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA 
BIG BEND TO SW BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE...THEN STALL OVER THE SE GULF 
LATE TUE NIGHT WITH THE REMNANTS MOVING N ON WED IN ADVANCE OF 
THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED THU.

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GMZ080-111530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT APR 11 2009

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

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GMZ082-111530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT APR 11 2009

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING 
TO NE 15 KT 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.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ084-111530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SAT APR 11 2009

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

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GMZ086-111530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SAT APR 11 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 KT LATER 
TODAY. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER DGS