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FZNT24 KNHC 111515
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SUN JAN 11 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.

GMZ089-112130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST SUN JAN 11 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N85W TO 25N92W TO 
19N94W REACH FROM 26N82W TO 22N90W LATE TONIGHT THEN STALL 
ACROSS YUCATAN PASSAGE MON.  FRONT IS REINFORCED BY SECOND FRONT 
LATE TUE AND MERGED FRONTS MOVE SE OF FORECAST AREA WED.  STRONG 
HIGH PRES BUILD OVER FORECAST AREA THU. 

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GMZ080-112130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST SUN JAN 11 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 10 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
 
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GMZ082-112130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SUN JAN 11 2009

...GALE WARNING S OF 25N W OF 93W...

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT. 
SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 93W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.WED...S OF 23N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 
N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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GMZ084-112130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CST SUN JAN 11 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 
FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD 
TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT IN N SWELL.
.WED...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N SWELL. N OF 
25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN N SWELL.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

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GMZ086-112130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST SUN JAN 11 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
3 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT LATE. 
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.WED...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES