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FZNT24 KNHC 162020
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS 
TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SAT JAN 16 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.

GMZ089-170330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2010
 
.SYNOPSIS...WARM FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 1009 MB LOW PRES NEAR 
28N88W WITH COLD FRONT FROM LOW TO YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE LOW 
WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE THIS EVENING. COLD 
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA TONIGHT AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN 
AND SE OF THE AREA SUN NIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS NE OF THE LOW 
EARLY THEN BELOW GALE. WINDS AND SEAS DECREASE FROM W TO E SUN 
THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES MOVES INTO THE N CENTRAL GULF. THE HIGH 
CENTER WILL SHIFT EAST AS SE RETURN FLOW INCREASES ACROSS THE W 
GULF WED MORNING AHEAD OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH SHIFTS OFF 
THE TEXAS COAST LATE WED. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL 
FLORIDA TO 23N98W THU NIGHT. 

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GMZ080-170330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2010

.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 FT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 94W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W.
.SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E OF 94W S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-170330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2010

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT N OF 23N AND 5 TO 
7 FT S OF 23N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. W OF 95W WINDS 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OF LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-170330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2010

...GALE WARNING N OF 27N E OF 87W...
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N E OF 87W S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY 
THEN DECREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 
25N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 25N W OF 
FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N E OF 
THE FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR LOW AND FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY 
DIMINISHING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N
W TO NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT SUBSIDING 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 
KT AND BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL.
.WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT 
W OF THE FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-170330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2010

...GALE WARNING N OF 28N...

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT EARLY THEN 
BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT THEN 
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 28N SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 
6 FT FROM 25N TO 28N AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. S OF 25N N TO NE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 
27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS