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FZNT24 KNHC 291519
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-292130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT WED APR 29 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE NE OF AREA WEAKEN THROUGH THU AND 
BECOME ABSORBED IN RIDGE REBUILDING JUST N OF SW N ATLC FRI. 
FRESH E TO SE BREEZE CONTINUE ACROSS S GULF AND STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-292130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 29 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 
FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ082-292130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 29 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 23N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. 
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ084-292130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 29 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N 
E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ086-292130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 29 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT NEAR STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA. SEAS 7 FT EXCEPT TO 10 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES