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FZNT24 KNHC 190926
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT SUN APR 19 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.

GMZ089-191530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST TODAY AND EXTENDS 
FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO BAY OF CAMPECHE MON...THEN MOVES SE OF 
THE AREA TUE. AN E TO W RIDGE BUILDS BEHIND FRONT ALONG 28N WED 
AND THU.

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GMZ080-191530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2009

.TODAY...S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 
THROUGHOUT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...W OF 95W... VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. ELSEWHERE...N TO 
NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE THROUGHOUT. 
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-191530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2009

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT NE 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF 97W...N TO NE 10 TO
15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 22N W OF 94W. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 20N. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT W OF 
92W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT W OF 97W...NE 10 TO 15 KT S OF 
20N...E 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT THROUGHOUT. 
.THU...W OF 97W...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-191530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2009

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.TONIGHT AND MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 27N...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...NE 10 TO 15 KT ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT W 10 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-191530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2009

.TODAY...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF
27N...5 TO 7 FT ELSEWHERE. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N...E TO SE 10 TO
15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N...SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT 
ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 27N...NE 10 TO
15 KT ELSEWHERE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...N OF 27N...NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N...EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. 

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FORECASTER COHEN