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FZNT24 KNHC 191436
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-192130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 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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GMZ080-192130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N 15 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. ELSEWHERE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 
THROUGHOUT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.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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GMZ082-192130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 94W NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
E OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 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 8 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 21N. 
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...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...W OF 97W...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-192130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED
TSTMS N OF 27N.
.TONIGHT AND MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. 
.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 WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-192130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 19 2009

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

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FORECASTER NELSON