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FZNT24 KNHC 141514
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST WED JAN 14 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.

GMZ089-142130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT AS A 
HIGH PRES CENTER SLIDES E ACROSS THE GULF COAST STATES. WINDS 
AND SEAS WILL INCREASE THU AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI AS STRONGER 
HIGH PRES BUILDS TO THE NORTH...WITH WINDS THEN DIMINISHING LATE 
SAT INTO SUN AS THE HIGH PRES WEAKENS AND MOVES INTO THE GULF. 
WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS BY LATE SUN 
AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA.

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GMZ080-142130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT.  
SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 93W E WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT BY THU NIGHT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. 
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-142130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 22N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
IN N SWELL. S OF 22N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 15 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT 
THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF 93W AND 9 TO 11 FT E 
OF 93W.
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE.  
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-142130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N IN 
N SWELL AND 3 TO 5 FT N OF 26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 25N 
SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT...S OF 25N SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 13 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N 
AND 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N. N OF 25N SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL...AND SUBSIDING LATE.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT N OF 25N.  
SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 25N SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 
FT.
.SUN...S OF 25N...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N 
WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ086-142130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 
TO 5 FT N OF 27N AND 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING 20 
TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT S OF 27N AND 5 
TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
.SAT...NE WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N 
AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 25N.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE 
N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N LATE. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE.
 
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FORECASTER STRIPLING