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FZNT24 KNHC 171522
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 17 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.

GMZ089-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE GREAT LAKES BUILDS OVER THE SE 
U.S. THROUGH SAT. COLD FRONT MOVES OFF SE TEXAS COAST SUN 
MORNING AND EXTENDS FROM S LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS LATE SUN...THEN 
FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MON AND E OF THE 
AREA LATE TUE.

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GMZ080-172130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 
TO 9 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 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 7 FT IN SE SWELL. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.MON...S OF 27N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-172130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
5 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 96W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT IN E SWELL. E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 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 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 22N 
W OF 93W. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...S OF 20N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N OF 20N N 
TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-172130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
SHIFTING SE TO S N OF 25N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N THIS AFTERNOON.
.SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-172130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT.   
.MON...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI/COHEN