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FZNT24 KNHC 280919
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT TUE APR 28 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.

GMZ089-281530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

.SYNOPSIS...PERSISTENT STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE NE OF AREA WILL 
BEGIN TO SLOWLY WEAKEN AND SHIFT NE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 
THU...RESULTING IN GRADUALLY DECREASING WINDS AND SEAS. WINDS 
EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT FRI INTO SAT.   

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GMZ080-281530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W ...SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 6 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W SE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-281530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

.TODAY...N OF 22N...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY DIMINISHING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 22N...E TO NE WINDS 15 
TO 25 KT...HIGHEST ALONG YUCATAN COAST. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 
5 TO 6 FT BAY OF CAMPECHE.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 6 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-281530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N...E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 27N...E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOMING SW 
WINDS SAT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-281530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N...E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 26N...E WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 9 TO 12 FT IN STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA.
.WED THROUGH 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 7 FT...EXCEPT 8 FT 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.FRI AND SAT...N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING