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FZNT24 KNHC 051517
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST TUE JAN 05 2010

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.

GMZ089-052130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST TUE JAN 05 2010
 
.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG N FLOW OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF WILL 
DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN 
GULF. SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE FAR WESTERN GULF WED 
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU. STRONG 
NORTHERLY FLOW WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT...REACHING GALE FORCE OVER 
THE WESTERN GULF THU THROUGH SAT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE 
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO VERACRUZ MEXICO BY EARLY FRI...THEN SWEEP 
THROUGH THE SE GULF BY EARLY SAT. 

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GMZ080-052130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST TUE JAN 05 2010

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 92W THU...
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. E OF 93W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND 
FRONT EXCEPT TO 35 KT W OF 92W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 
12 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT N OF 27N AND 
12 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N.

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GMZ082-052130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST TUE JAN 05 2010

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT LATE THU THROUGH SAT...
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N
SWELL.
.TONIGHT...W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E 
OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT W OF FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...S OF 21N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 16 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 16 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-052130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST TUE JAN 05 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N AND 3 TO 
5 FT N OF 25N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE WED NIGHT.
.THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SW FROM 24N TO 26N THU NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 
8 TO 13 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.    

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GMZ086-052130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 AM CST TUE JAN 05 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT AND WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT...BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N AND 
7 TO 10 FT S OF 26N. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 26N FRI.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN