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FZNT24 KNHC 292044
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-300330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE EXTENDING WSW FROM HIGH PRES OVER THE W ATLC 
REMAINS IN PLACE THROUGH MON MAINTAINING FRESH TO STRONG E TO SE 
WINDS ACROSS THE S GULF AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-300330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 
95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...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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GMZ082-300330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-300330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT WED APR 29 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 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI THROUGH MON...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-300330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT WED APR 29 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 10 FT IN 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI