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FZNT24 KNHC 131507
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT MON APR 13 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.

GMZ089-132130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT MON APR 13 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF WILL MOVE TO THE 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUESDAY THEN WEAKEN 
OVER THE SOUTHEAST GULF WEDNESDAY AND MOVE EAST OF THE AREA 
THURSDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE EASTERN UNITED 
STATES BEHIND THE FRONT.

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GMZ080-132130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT MON APR 13 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NORTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-132130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT MON APR 13 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. 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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GMZ084-132130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT MON APR 13 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING 
TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. 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 6 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 6 FT. S OF 25N E 
TO SE WINDS 15 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.

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GMZ086-132130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT MON APR 13 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 LL