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FZNT24 KNHC 120859
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON JAN 12 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.

GMZ089-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 28N83W TO 24N90W BECOMING STATIONARY
TO 21N94W 17N92W...WILL STALL LATE MON FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 
25N90W TO 18N94W MON THEN BECOME REINFORCED MON NIGHT BY SECOND 
COLD FRONT...PUSHING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA TUE. 
FIRST ROUND OF GALE FORCE WINDS END LATE MON AND THEN WINDS 
INCREASE AGAIN TUE AND TUE NIGHT. A THIRD COLD FRONT REACHES
AREA LATE THU INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS AREA WIDE.

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GMZ080-121530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

.TODAY...N OF 28N E OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING NW TO N WINDS
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING
TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.WED...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
IN NE SWELL. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT BECOMING SEAS 8 FT S OF 26N W OF 94W...SEAS
FROM 4 TO 6 FT FROM 26N TO 28N...AND SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N.

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GMZ082-121530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

...GALE WARNING S OF 21N W OF 93W...
 
.TODAY...S OF 21N W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING
BY EVENING. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.TONIGHT...W OF 92W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N WINDS 20
TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 92W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE.
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.WED...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT
IN NE SWELL. W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU...NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ084-121530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING S 10 TO 15 KT 
MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.TUE...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 
S OF 26N IN N SWELL AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.

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GMZ086-121530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST MON JAN 12 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N
AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 28N IN N SWELL.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
 
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FORECASTER MT