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FZNT24 KNHC 260229
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 PM 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.

GMZ089-260930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE NE OF AREA STRENGTHENS TONIGHT 
MAINTAINING FRESH TO STRONG E TO SE FLOW ACROSS GULF THROUGH 
TUE. RIDGE WEAKEN WITH WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDING WED AND THU. 

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GMZ080-260930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...
SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT WED AND THU.

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GMZ082-260930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-260930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 
BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE. 
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE TUE.
.WED AND THU...N OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-260930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 PM CDT SAT APR 25 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT TO 14 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 30 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT EXCEPT TO 13 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TUE...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 
20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT
10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.WED AND THU...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N 
E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER COBB