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FZNT24 KNHC 120901
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN APR 12 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.

GMZ089-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 28N90W 
TO SE TEXAS WILL DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. 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 
AND E OF THE AREA THU.

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GMZ080-121530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-121530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2009

.TODAY THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ084-121530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N TO 
NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N S 
TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-121530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SUN APR 12 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 
15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.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 TO N 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 DGS