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FZNT24 KNHC 160259
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM CDT WED APR 15 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.

GMZ089-160930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT WED APR 15 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 25N81W TO 23N90W DRIFTS S 
TONIGHT AND REACH FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE 
TONIGHT BEFORE DISSIPATING THU.  HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER SE US 
BEHIND FRONT THROUGH SAT AND SUN.  NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF SE 
TEXAS COAST SAT NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM 30N88W TO 18N95W LATE SUN.

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GMZ080-160930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT WED APR 15 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT.  SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  E OF 95W E WINDS 15 TO
20 KT. SEAS 6 FT AREAWIDE. 
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 LATE. SEAS 9 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE.
.SUN...W OF 95W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SW EARLY BECOMING N 15 
TO 20 KT LATE. E OF 95 S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT N BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...W OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE 10 KT LATE.
E OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT AREAWIDE.

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GMZ082-160930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT WED APR 15 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
E OF 97W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...W OF 97W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
E OF 95W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...W OF 97W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  E OF 97W SE WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT DIMINISH TO 5 FT 
LATE.  
.SUN...W OF 97W...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE.
E OF 97W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT E IN AFTERNOON THEN... 
BECOME N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 FT AREAWIDE. 
.MON...W OF 97W...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE.
E OF 97W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT AREAWIDE. 

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GMZ084-160930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT WED APR 15 2009

.TONIGHT AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.SUN AND MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 6 FT. 

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GMZ086-160930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT WED APR 15 2009

.TONIGHT AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE.
SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 5 FT. 
.FRI...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 SAT.
SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT SAT. 
.SUN...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
S OF 28N SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.   
.MON...SW WINDS 10 KT BECOME NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 6 FT LATE. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES