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FZNT24 KNHC 060907
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE JAN 06 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.

GMZ089-061530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST TUE JAN 06 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO 1010 MB 
LOW NEAR 27N94W TO 22N98W. FRONT MOVES RAPIDLY EWD LATE TUE AND 
EXTENDS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY 
WED AND E OF THE AREA WED NIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS IN WED NIGHT 
THROUGH FRI. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST SAT AND 
EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS LATE SAT. 

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GMZ080-061530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST TUE JAN 06 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
8 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 5 TO 7 FT E OF 92W AND 3 TO 4 W OF 92W LATE.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.  
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-061530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST TUE JAN 06 2009

.TODAY...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND WED...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-061530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST TUE JAN 06 2009

.TODAY...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT AND WED...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 
TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 
N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 
N OF 26N IN W SWELL. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 6 FT. 
.THU...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-061530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST TUE JAN 06 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 7 TO 
9 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS