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FZNT24 KNHC 281518
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 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.

GMZ089-282130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

.SYNOPSIS...PERSISTENT STRONG HIGH PRES RIDGE NE OF AREA BEGIN 
TO WEAKEN TONIGHT THEN SHIFT E THROUGH SAT.  AS A RESULT...WINDS 
AND SEAS SUBSIDE WITH FRESH BREEZE EXPECTED THROUGH SAT.   

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GMZ080-282130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 
FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT BY WED NIGHT.
.THU...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ082-282130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT... HIGHEST ALONG YUCATAN 
COAST. SEAS 5 FT EXCEPT TO 7 FT ALONG YUCATAN COAST.
.TONIGHT THROUGH THU...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
6 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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GMZ084-282130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN E 
SWELL.
.WED THROUGH THU...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOME E TO SE 10 KT SAT. SEAS 3 
FT.

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GMZ086-282130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT AND TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.FRI...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT...EXCEPT 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES