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FZNT24 KNHC 302035
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
430 PM 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.

GMZ089-010330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM CDT THU APR 30 2009

.SYNOPSIS...RIDGE AXIS OVER NE GULF AND TROUGHING OVER TEXAS AND 
MEXICO WILL MAINTAIN SE WINDS OVER GULF WATERS THROUGH THE 
PERIOD...WITH STRONGEST WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA. 

GMZ080-010330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
430 PM CDT THU APR 30 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...S OF 29N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT...EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT NEAR COAST S OF 27N. SEAS 6 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 AND TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT LATE MON. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-010330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
430 PM CDT THU APR 30 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 TO 
25 KT WITHIN 90 NM W OF THE YUCATAN. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT 3 
TO 5 FT S OF 20N. 
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT TUE.

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GMZ084-010330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
430 PM CDT THU APR 30 2009

.TONIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N 
OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND 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 TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-010330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
430 PM CDT THU APR 30 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 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 THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING 
VARIABLE MON. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 
KT...EXCEPT 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT TO 
8 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI