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FZNT24 KNHC 262031
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-270330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE NE OF AREA MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG 
E TO SE FLOW ACROSS GULF THROUGH MON NIGHT BEFORE RIDGE BEGINS 
TO WEAKEN WITH WIND AND SEAS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TUE THROUGH 
THU. COLD FRONT APPROACHES NW GULF BY LATE FRI WITH LIGHT WINDS 
S OF FRONT. 

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GMZ080-270330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DECREASING 
15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT MON 
NIGHT.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DECREASING 5 TO 10 FT FRI. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT FRI.

$$
GMZ082-270330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-270330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST S OF 24N. SEAS 7 TO 10 9 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT 
TUE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT LATE TUE.
.WED AND THU...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S 
OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 28N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-270330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT SUN APR 26 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
4 FT. FROM 26N TO 28N SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT EXCEPT TO 14 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 10 FT IN 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 9 FT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA.
.FRI...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 28N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER COBB