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FZNT24 KNHC 112124
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-120330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SAT APR 11 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND 
TO 29N90W TO SE TEXAS. REMNANTS OF THE FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE 
TO POSITION FROM SW FLORIDA TO NE TEXAS SUN THEN MOVE N OF AREA 
MON AS A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST EXTENDING
FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE SW BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE THEN 
STALLING OVER THE SE GULF LATE WED WITH THE REMNANTS MOVING N ON 
THU.

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GMZ080-120330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SAT APR 11 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE NIGHT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

$$
GMZ082-120330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SAT APR 11 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING 
TO NE 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT 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 AND THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ084-120330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT SAT APR 11 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 28N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO 
NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT NORTHERLY WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...NW OF FRONTAL TROUGH N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. SE OF TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NEAR FRONT.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-120330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SAT APR 11 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 
15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT LATE.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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 TON BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. 
SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE. 

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FORECASTER NELSON