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FZNT24 KNHC 282007
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-290330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE NE OF THE AREA MAINTAINS PERSISTENT 
FRESH E TO SE WINDS ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH THE 
WEEKEND...HIGHEST NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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GMZ080-290330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-290330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 22N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 
KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 15 
TO 20 KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-290330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT THU.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E 15 TO 20 
KT WITHIN 60 NM OF COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-290330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT TUE APR 28 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT 
NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 7 TO 10 FT 
NEAR STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER COHEN