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FZNT24 KNHC 170245
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-170930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT THU APR 16 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO 26N92W 
DISSIPATES TONIGHT.  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 AND E OF AREA LATE TUE.

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GMZ080-170930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT THU APR 16 2009

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

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GMZ082-170930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT THU APR 16 2009

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

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GMZ084-170930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT THU APR 16 2009

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

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GMZ086-170930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT THU APR 16 2009

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

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES