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FZNT24 KNHC 241515
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 24 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.

GMZ089-242130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 29N DRIFT NE OF AREA AND 
STRENGTHEN TONIGHT INCREASING E FLOW ACROSS GULF THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-242130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 
25 KT TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILD TO 11 FT BY SAT 
NIGHT. 
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE.

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GMZ082-242130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 20N SE WINDS 20 KT INCREASE 
TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT. S OF 20N E WINDS 15 
KT. SEAS 6 FT.  
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT E OF 
95W SUN. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT SUN.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT TUE.
SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE TUE.

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GMZ084-242130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT TONIGHT. FROM 28N TO 24N E TO SE WINDS 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT TONIGHT. S OF 24N E WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BUILD TO 11 FT LATE TONIGHT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN E SWELL.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 9 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE TUE.

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GMZ086-242130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT FRI APR 24 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 28N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 
20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT ACROSS STRAITS OF FLORIDA FRI TONIGHT 
THROUGH SAT. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 10 FT THROUGH SAT EXCEPT TO 12 
FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT TO 11 
FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.TUE...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 8 FT 
EXCEPT TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES