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FZNT24 KNHC 210304
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST TUE JAN 20 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.

GMZ089-210930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009

.SYNOPSIS...NORTHERLY WINDS IN WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL 
GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH WED AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE 
NORTHERN GULF. SE RETURN FLOW INCREASES OFF TEXAS COAST THU AND 
FRI...THEN DIMINISHES BY SAT AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT STALLS OVER 
THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS.

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GMZ080-210930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
93W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 
10 KT LATE WED...AND S 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT THU NIGHT W OF 93W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT W OF 
93W THU NIGHT.
.SAT AND SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ082-210930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO 
E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BY WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N 
SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT W OF 95W THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT BUILDING 4 TO 6 
FT FAR NW WATERS THU NIGHT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ084-210930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT 4 
TO 6 FT N OF 28N. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 
TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. N OF 26N SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 
FT WED NIGHT. S OF 26N SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 
TO 5 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
SW THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-210930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW 
SWELL. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S 
THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N 
E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.     

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FORECASTER NELSON/CHRISTENSEN