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FZNT24 KNHC 240809
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU JAN 24 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-241530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST THU JAN 24 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE 
TONIGHT AND MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE GULF AND EAST OF THE AREA 
LATE TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND THE FRONT THEN WEAKENS 
OVER THE EASTERN U.S. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WITH LITTLE CHANGE 
SUNDAY AND MONDAY. 

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GMZ080-241530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST THU JAN 24 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF FRONT W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...E TO SE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO SE 15 KT FRI 
NIGHT THEN N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT FRI 
NIGHT AND 4 FT SAT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT.
.MON...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-241530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST THU JAN 24 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
.FRI THROUGH SUN...E WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-241530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST THU JAN 24 2008

.TODAY...S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N 
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 24N AND 3 
TO 5 FT S OF 24N.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT BECOME SE 10 KT N OF 25N AND E 10 TO 
15 KT S OF 25N.
.SAT...N OF 25N SLY WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-241530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 AM CST THU JAN 24 2008

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT N OF 
FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILD TO 6 FT N OF FRONT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT FRI 
AFTERNOON AND E 15 KT LATE FRI. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 15 KT DECREASE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT 
N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N.
.SAT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO NE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER RRG