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FZNT24 KNHC 162030
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-170330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT THU APR 16 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO 90 NM SE OF 
BROWNSVILLE TEXAS WEAKENS THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER SE 
U.S. THROUGH SAT. COLD FRONT MOVES OFF SE TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT 
AND EXTENDS FROM S ALABAMA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MON.

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GMZ080-170330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT THU APR 16 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ082-170330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU APR 16 2009

.TONIGHT AND FRI...W OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.  
.SUN...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...W OF 97W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
ENTIRE AREA.

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GMZ084-170330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT THU APR 16 2009

.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...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N...3 TO 
4 FT S OF 25N. 
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-170330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT THU APR 16 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.   
.MON...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N S 
TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N OF 27N...W 5 TO 10 KT 
NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA...NW 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT ENTIRE AREA. 

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FORECASTER COHEN