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FZNT24 KNHC 221420
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED APR 22 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.

GMZ089-222130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED APR 22 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH THU 
WITH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER ENTIRE AREA FRI THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-222130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 22 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 95W 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 
25 KT W OF 93W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF 93W 
THU NIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT LATE SUN. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ082-222130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 22 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 TO 
5 FT LATE TONIGHT.  
.THU THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 
25 KT FAR NW WATERS LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 
FT SUN.

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GMZ084-222130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 22 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT LATE FRI.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S 
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ086-222130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 22 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING SW TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA 
FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 19 FT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA FRI NIGHT. 
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 7 
TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 

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FORECASTER NELSON