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FZNT24 KNHC 180302
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-180930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER EASTERN U.S. MOVE E OVER ATLC WATER 
THROUGH SAT AS COLD FRONT MOVES OFF SE TEXAS COAST SUN.  FRONT 
EXTENDS FROM S LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS LATE SUN...THEN FROM FLORIDA 
BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MON AND E OF AREA BY LATE TUE.

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GMZ080-180930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2009

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT S SAT 
NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN SE SWELL. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.MON...S OF 27N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 

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GMZ082-180930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2009

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF 96W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
E SWELL. E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.  
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT 
SUNN NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 FT. 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 8 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...S OF 20N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 20N N TO 
NE WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 2 FT.
.WED...NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-180930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 
BECOME S AT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.  
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SW 
SUN NIGHT N OF 28N. SEAS 5 FT.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF FRONT S 
TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-180930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2009

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

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES