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FZNT24 KNHC 261523
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 26 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.

GMZ089-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE NE OF AREA MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG 
E TO SE FLOW ACROSS GULF THROUGH LATE MON BEFORE RIDGE BEGINS TO 
WEAKEN WITH WIND AND SEAS TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TUE THROUGH THU. 

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GMZ080-262130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE 
TO 5 FT WED AND THU.

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GMZ082-262130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 21N E TO SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 
FT. S OF 21N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.TUE THROUGH THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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GMZ084-262130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE 
TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... 
HIGHEST S OF 24N. SEAS 9 FT BUILD TO 12 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S OF 26N E OF 88W.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 27N 
E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME E AT 15 KT TUE. SEAS 9 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE TUE.
.WED AND THU...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ086-262130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
4 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. S OF 26N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA. SEAS 9 FT EXCEPT TO 14 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 
28N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 
9 FT EXCEPT TO 13 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TUE...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 
20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 8 FT EXCEPT 10 
FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.WED AND THU...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT EXCEPT 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES