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FZNT24 KNHC 092105
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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.

GMZ089-100330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST FRI JAN 09 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER E GULF WEAKENS AND MOVES NE THROUGH 
FRI FORCED BY COLD FRONT MOVING OFF TEXAS COAST SAT.  FRONT 
REACHES FROM 30N83W TO 19N95W SAT NIGHT AND ALONG YUCATAN 
PASSAGE SUN NIGHT.  HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS GULF TUE AND WED.

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GMZ080-100330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST FRI JAN 09 2009

.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 AND SUN NIGHT...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. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-100330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST FRI JAN 09 2009

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 25N W OF 95W SAT NIGHT AND 
SUN...

.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...W OF 95W...N WINDS INCREASE TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 
12 FT. E OF 95W NE WINDS 20 TO 30 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.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT 
IN NE SWELL.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ084-100330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 PM CST FRI JAN 09 2009

.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. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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GMZ086-100330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST FRI JAN 09 2009

.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. 
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES