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FZNT24 KNHC 091537
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST FRI JAN 09 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.

GMZ089-092130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST FRI JAN 09 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER CENTRAL GULF WEAKENS AND MOVES NE 
THROUGH FRI.  COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST SAT AND REACHES 
FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ MEXICO SAT NIGHT AND 
27N82W TO 19N95W SUN.  FRONT MOVES SE OF GULF LATE SUN AND HIGH 
PRES BUILDS ACROSS REGION TUE.

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GMZ080-092130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST FRI JAN 09 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT BECOME S 10 KT LATE 
TONIGHT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT. E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT IN 
N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 

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GMZ082-092130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST FRI JAN 09 2009

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED 20N TO 23N W OF 95W SAT NIGHT AND 
SUN...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 
20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT BECOME NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT NW OF 
FRONT.  SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE.
.SAT NIGHT...FROM 2ON TO 23N W OF 95W...N WINDS INCREASE TO 35 
KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISH TO 25 KT LATE. 
SEAS 14 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ084-092130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CST FRI JAN 09 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 24N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
S OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ086-092130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST FRI JAN 09 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES