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FZNT24 KNHC 290904
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 AM CDT WED APR 29 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.

GMZ089-291530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 AM CDT WED APR 29 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE NE OF THE AREA WILL WEAKEN THROUGH 
THU AND BECOME ABSORBED IN NEW RIDGE DEVELOPING ACROSS THE NW 
ATLC FRI. FRESH E TO SE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE S GULF 
AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH THE WEEKEND. BROAD LOW PRES OVER 
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND MEXICO WILL ENHANCE S WINDS OVER THE NW 
WATERS THU THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-291530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 AM CDT WED APR 29 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
IN SE SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. E OF 95W...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-291530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 AM CDT WED APR 29 2009

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 23N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT THU. S OF 23N...E WINDS 
15 KT. EXCEPT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF YUCATAN...NE TO E WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT NE TO E 15 
TO 20 KT WITHIN 90 NM OF COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.

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GMZ084-291530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 AM CDT WED APR 29 2009

.TODAY THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 26N...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT THU. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 23N.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 27N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. EXCEPT WITHIN 60 
NM OF COAST OF YUCATAN DURING THE EVENINGS...E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-291530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 AM CDT WED APR 29 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 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 7 TO 10 FT STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA. 
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT OR 
LESS. S OF 26N...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING