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FZNT24 KNHC 130212
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-130930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 27N82W TO 30N89W WILL MOVE N 
OF AREA EARLY MON. A COLD FRONT FROM 30N91W TO 24N99W WILL BEGIN 
TO DRIFT E LATE TONIGHT TILL REINFORCED BY A STRONGER COLD FRONT 
MON WITH THE MERGED FRONT EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 
THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE AROUND SUNRISE TUE. THE FRONT WILL 
STALL OVER THE SE GULF LATE WED WITH REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL 
MOVE N THU. HIGH PRES BUILD BRIEFLY ACROSS THE GULF THU NIGHT 
INTO FRI WITH A WEAK FRONT APPROACHING THE TEXAS COAST LATE FRI 
NIGHT.

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GMZ080-130930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF COLD FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E 
OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN S SWELL. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.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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GMZ082-130930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2009

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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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GMZ084-130930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2009

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. A FEW 
SHOWERS NE PART.
.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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GMZ086-130930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 12 2009

.TONIGHT...E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS N 
PART.
.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