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FZNT24 KNHC 031501
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT JAN 03 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.

GMZ089-032130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST SAT JAN 03 2009

.SYNOPSIS...SOUTH WINDS ACROSS MOST OF THE GULF THIS AFTERNOON 
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN 
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 
S TEXAS ON MON AND THEN REINFORCED ON TUE AND BEGIN MOVING 
RAPIDLY E. BY WED THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA.

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GMZ080-032130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST SAT JAN 03 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS OVER 
THE W PART IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT...HIGHEST E PART.

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GMZ082-032130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SAT JAN 03 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT S OF 21N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS OVER 
THE W PART IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT 
OVER THE S AND W PARTS LATE.

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GMZ084-032130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CST SAT JAN 03 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 25N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST N PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 
25N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-032130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST SAT JAN 03 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 27N AND 4 
TO 6 FT S OF 27N.
.WED...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT... 
HIGHEST N PART. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 
FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER CAB