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FZNT24 KNHC 251523
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 25 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.

GMZ089-252130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE ALONG 29N DRIFT NE OF AREA AND 
STRENGTHEN TONIGHT MAINTAINING FRESH TO STRONG E TO SE FLOW 
ACROSS GULF THROUGH TUE.  RIDGE WEAKEN WITH WINDS AND SEAS 
SUBSIDING WED. 

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GMZ080-252130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT 
WED.

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GMZ082-252130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT  
LATE SUN AND SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT BY SUN NIGHT.
.MON...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ084-252130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT BUILD TO 12 FT IN E SWELL LATE SUN NIGHT.
.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 5 FT 
LATE TUE.
.WED...N OF 27N...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO 
SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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GMZ086-252130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SAT APR 25 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 28N E 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 TO 25 
KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT TO 15 
FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
S OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT EXCEPT TO 14 FT IN 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT 
EXCEPT TO 15 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT DECREASE TO 10 KT OR LESS 
WED. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT WED. S OF 27N E WINDS 20 KT 
EXCEPT TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA...ALL DECREASE TO 15 KT WED. 
SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 13 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUBSIDE TO 5 FT  
WED.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES