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FZNT24 KNHC 220909
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE JAN 22 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-221530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST TUE JAN 22 2008

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG RIDGE N OF AREA MOVE E THROUGH TONIGHT.
COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST TONIGHT OR WED MORNING AND 
BECOME DIFFUSE ALONG 27N WED NIGHT.  STRONGER HIGH PRES BUILD
SE ACROSS NRN GULF WED NIGHT THEN INTO E GULF THU AS LOW PRES 
DEVELOPS OVER WRN GULF AND MOVE NE ALONG FRONTAL BOUNDARY FRI 
AND SAT.  RIDGE REBUILDS ALONG NRN GULF COAST SAT.

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GMZ080-221530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST TUE JAN 22 2008

.TODAY...W OF 93W SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 10 
FT IN SUBSIDING SE SWELL. E OF 93W E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 93W.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...BECOME SE 10 KT TUE AFTERNOON 
AND TUE NIGHT...EXCEPT SHIFT NE N OF FRONT. SEAS 6 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 27N E 
WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT IN E SWELL.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASE TO 30 KT 
LATE WED NIGHT INTO THU. SEAS 7 FT...BUILD 8 TO 12 FT THU.
.FRI...E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOME SE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 11 FT 
...DIMINISH TO 6 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT...DIMINISH TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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GMZ082-221530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST TUE JAN 22 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT TONIGHT. E OF 93W E WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT TONIGHT.  SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT 
TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASE TO 25 KT N PART 
LATE. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT..
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT.

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GMZ084-221530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST TUE JAN 22 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 30 KT LATE WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE WED NIGHT. S OF 27N E WINDS 
10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. S OF 27N 
NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 8 FT N OF 
25N.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE.
SEAS SUBSIDE TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-221530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 AM CST TUE JAN 22 2008

.TODAY...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS SUBSIDE 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE. N OF 26N WINDS 15 
KT. SEAS TO 6 FT IN SUBSIDING E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ENTIRE 
AREA.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ENTIRE AREA.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 28N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
S OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 28N N WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. S OF 28N 
NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT N OF 27N 
AND 8 FT S OF 27N.
.SAT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES