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FZNT24 KNHC 230834
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT THU APR 23 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.

GMZ089-231530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT THU APR 23 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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GMZ080-231530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT THU APR 23 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 
25 KT W OF 93W TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT W 
OF 93W THU NIGHT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT W OF 
93W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ082-231530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT THU APR 23 2009

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 25 KT 
NEAR COAST OF YUCATAN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN AND MON.

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GMZ084-231530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT THU APR 23 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT FRI. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. 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 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-231530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT THU APR 23 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING SE WINDS 10 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 AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT 
EXCEPT 8 TO 11 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 9 FT...EXCEPT 
8 TO 11 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
27N NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. 

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FORECASTER COHEN