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FZNT24 KNHC 102031
OFFNT4

 OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS 
TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SUN JAN 10 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.

GMZ089-110330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST SUN JAN 10 2010
 
.SYNOPSIS...1040 MB HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER THE S CENTRAL U.S. 
DOMINATES THE ENTIRE GULF REGION AND CONTINUES TO PRODUCE FRESH 
TO STRONG NLY WINDS. THE HIGH WILL SINK S TO ALONG THE NW GULF 
COAST MON EVENING...CAUSING WINDS TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT 
THROUGH WED. A COASTAL TROUGH MAY DEVELOP ACROSS THE SW GULF MON 
THROUGH WED. SLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE WESTERN GULF 
THU AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE COAST 
OF TEXAS THU NIGHT INTO EARLY FRI. LOW PRES IS FORECAST TO 
DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT ACROSS THE NW GULF AND COULD YIELD GALES 
FRI.

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GMZ080-110330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST SUN JAN 10 2010

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EARLY BECOMING NE 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT LATE.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 
94W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W LATE.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE.
.FRI...E OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. W 
OF FRONT NW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ082-110330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SUN JAN 10 2010

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 22N W OF 
94W...BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 14 FT IN N 
SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 9 FT LATE.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
5 TO 10 KT W OF 96W MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.TUE THROUGH WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 
TO 15 KT WED...THEN BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT N OF 21N W OF 93W LATE.
.FRI...E OF FRONT SE TO S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 
11 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WIND 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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GMZ084-110330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST SUN JAN 10 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N N 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE.
.MON...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING 5 TO 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 
TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE 
MORNING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 25N N TO NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT EARLY TUE...THEN SUBSIDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT N 
OF 25N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.FRI...SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT.

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GMZ086-110330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 PM CST SUN JAN 10 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 20 KT EARLY BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 25N N WINDS 
20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FT LATE. SCT VSBYS 3 NM OR LESS IN PATCHY 
FOG IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA E OF 83W. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 
25N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE... 
AND 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 
KT LATE WED...THEN BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 
BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING