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FZNT24 KNHC 192110
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-200330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2008

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NORTH FLORIDA TO YUCATAN PENINSULA 
WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OF THE GULF EARLY SUNDAY. STRONG HIGH 
PRESSURE BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE EASTERN U.S. WILL MOVE EAST 
WITH RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. THROUGH MONDAY. RIDGE WILL 
WEAKEN TUESDAY. WEAK COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST LATE 
TUESDAY THEN BECOME DIFFUSE WEDNESDAY WITH WEAK RIDGE NORTH OF 
THE AREA WEDNESDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVE OFF THE NORTH GULF 
COAST EARLY THURSDAY AND MOVE TO NEAR 29N82W 24N98W. 
 
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GMZ080-200330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2008

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W N WINDS 25 KT DECREASE TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. E OF 95W NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DECREASE TO NE 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.SUN...W OF 95W ELY WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT WITH NE SWELL. E 
OF 95W NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASE TO SE TO S 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE 
TUESDAY AND ELY 10 TO 15 KT WEDNESDAY. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 
6 FT. 
.THU...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-200330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2008

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DECREASING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 
TO 10 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 23N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT IN E SWELL. 
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DECREASE TO E TO SE 10 
TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-200330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2008

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. SE 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT SW 10 TO 15 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT NEAR YUCATAN 
CHANNEL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT S OF 27N 
AND 6 TO 10 FT N OF 27N.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SUN NIGHT 
BECOMING E 20 TO 25 KT MON AND E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. 
SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUN NIGHT AND 7 TO 11 FT MON THEN 6 TO 9 FT MON 
NIGHT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E 
SWELL.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NLY 20 TO 25 KT N OF 
FRONT.

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GMZ086-200330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 PM CST SAT JAN 19 2008

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 
FT...HIGHEST SEAS S OF 26N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...
HIGHEST SEAS S OF 25N.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...ELY WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 KT N OF 
FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT.

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FORECASTER LL