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FZNT24 KNHC 122058
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-130330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 28N82W TO 30N92W WILL MOVE OF 
AREA TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT FROM 30N94W TO 25N99W WILL BEGIN TO 
DRIFT E TONIGHT TILL REINFORCED BY A STRONGER COLD FRONT MON. 
THE MERGED FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE 
CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE SUNRISE TUE THEN STALL OVER THE SE GULF 
LATE WED. REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL MOVE N THU WITH HIGH PRES 
ACROSS THE GULF FRI.

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GMZ080-130330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF COLD FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE 
TONIGHT. 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 AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT 
LATE TUE NIGHT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT THU AND 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT 
FRI.

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GMZ082-130330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2009

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT FRI.
 
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GMZ084-130330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2009

.TONIGHT...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 W TO 
NW BEHIND FRONT OVER NW WATERS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO 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 4 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 E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E 
TO SE WINDS 15 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. 

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GMZ086-130330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO 
N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT 
THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT FRI. 

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FORECASTER NELSON