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FZNT24 KNHC 301450
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT THU APR 30 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.

GMZ089-302130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
1030 AM CDT THU APR 30 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE AXIS OVER NE GULF AND TROUGHING OVER TX WILL 
KEEP SE WINDS OVER GULF WATERS THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH 
STRONGEST WINDS IN THE WESTERN GULF.

GMZ080-302130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT THU APR 30 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. 
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 25 
KT NEAR COAST S OF 27N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI THROUGH SUN...S OF 29N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 20 
KT...EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT NEAR COAST S OF 27N. SEAS 7 TO 
9 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ082-302130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
1030 AM CDT THU APR 30 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 
20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT S OF 20N AND 
ELSEWHERE 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT FAR N PORTIONS SUN 
NIGHT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-302130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
1030 AM CDT THU APR 30 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S OF 28N W OF 87W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 
25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ086-302130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT THU APR 30 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 
25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT TO 9 FT IN 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.MON...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 6 TO 9 FT 
IN STRAITS OF FL. FROM 25N TO 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER CLARK