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FZNT24 KNHC 160903
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU APR 16 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.

GMZ089-161530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU APR 16 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 23N88W WILL 
DISSIPATE LATER TODAY. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER SE U.S. BEHIND 
FRONT THROUGH SAT. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF SE TEXAS COAST 
SAT NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA COAST TO 19N95W SUN
AND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE MON.

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GMZ080-161530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU APR 16 2009

.TODAY...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. E OF 95W E WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 
FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 K. SEAS 6 FT. 
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-161530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU APR 16 2009

.TODAY THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 1O TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF 95W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 95W 
SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.  
.SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. E OF FRONT SE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-161530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT THU APR 16 2009

.TODAY...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...W OF 88W E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
88W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...N OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E 
TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SW 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-161530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT THU APR 16 2009

.TODAY...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS INCREASE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N SE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.   
.MON...N OF 27N SW WINDS INCREASE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER DGS