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FZNT24 KNHC 190314
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-190930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST SUN AND REACH FROM 
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MON AND SE OF AREA TUE.  E 
TO W RIDGE BUILDS BEHIND FRONT ALONG 28N WED AND ALONG 29N THU.

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GMZ080-190930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009

.TONIGHT...E OF 95W SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 
7 FT. W OF 95W S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN SE SWELL. SCATTERED 
TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
E OF FRONT SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT MON 
NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
S OF 28N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.WED AND THU...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. 

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GMZ082-190930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009

.TONIGHT...E OF 95W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
W OF 95W SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 
20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE TUE.
SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-190930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 88W SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF 88W SE WIND 
15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 28N.
.SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 INCREASE 
TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.WED...N OF 26N N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.THU...E WIND 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-190930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT THROUGHOUT.   
.MON THROUGH TUE...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES