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FZNT24 KNHC 200303
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-200930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT IN NW GULF TONIGHT EXTEND FROM 30N92W TO 
20N97W WILL REACH FROM 30N84W TO 22N87W LATE MON THEN MOVE SE OF 
AREA TUE.  RIDGE BUILD BEHIND FRONT ALONG 28N THROUGH FRI.

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GMZ080-200930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2009

.TONIGHT AND MON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT 
MON. SEAS 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT BECOME LIGHT AND 
VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT LATE. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT THU AND 
FRI. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 5 FT FRI.

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GMZ082-200930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.   
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 
FT.  
.MON NIGHT...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 
KT. W OF 92W LATE. SEAS 6 FT. 
.WED THROUGH FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ084-200930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2009

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME W AT 15 KT BEHIND 
FRONT LATE. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N. 
.MON NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
E OF FRONT S TO SW 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.TUE THROUGH WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOME NE AT 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...E WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT S OF 25N LATE.  SEAS 5 FT 
BUILD TO 8 FT LATE.

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GMZ086-200930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SUN APR 19 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 
27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 27N.
.MON...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT...W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 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 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...N OF 27N NE TO E 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  S OF 27N E 
WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE THU AND TO 25 KT FRI. SEAS 5 
FT BUILD TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES