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FZNT24 KNHC 180906
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SAT APR 18 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.

GMZ089-181530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE U.S. SHIFTS E OVER THE W ATLC 
AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF SE TEXAS COAST SUN. FRONT EXTENDS FROM 
S LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS SUN...THEN FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY 
OF CAMPECHE MON AND E OF AREA BY LATE TUE. WEAK HIGH PRES BUILDS 
E IN WAKE OF THE FRONT.

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GMZ080-181530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING S TO SW 
N OF 28N TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 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 OF 28N W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 
95W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ082-181530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 96W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.  
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 
TO 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT E TO 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 94W. SEAS 6 TO 9 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 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 20N N 
TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ084-181530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N 
OF 27N.
.SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND 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 3 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.WED...S OF 24N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. ELSEWHERE 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-181530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. S OF 
27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT THROUGHOUT.   
.MON...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI