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FZNT24 KNHC 291509
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-292130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER EASTERN GULF SHOULD MOV EAST...AS
COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST LATER TODAY. FRONT STALLS FROM 
N FLORIDA THROUGH 26N88W 24N95W LATE WED AND RETURNS AS A WARM 
FRONT WED NIGHT AND THU.  NEXT FRONT MOVES SE OFF TX COAST THU 
MORNING AND MOVES ACROSS THE GULF THU AND FRI...LYING FROM N 
CENTRAL FL TO YUCATAN LATE FRI AND STALLS SAT.
 
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GMZ080-292130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 
TO 30 KT W OF COLD FRONT TONIGHT. E OF FRONT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
THUNDERSTORMS.
.WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT. 
.WED NIGHT AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT BECOME NW 20 TO 30 KT W 
OF COLD FRONT THU. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.FRI...N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT SUBSIDE 
TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

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GMZ082-292130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING NE TO 
E 10 TO 15 KT N OF 22N TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT DECREASING TO 3 
TO 5 TONIGHT. S OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO 
SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...DECREASING TO 2 TO 3 FT 
TONIGHT.
.WED...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT SHIFT SE WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. 
S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. FEW SHOWERS.
.THU...S WINDS 20 KT BECOME NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF COLD FRONT LATE 
THU. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE. 
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NE 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-292130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 
N 20 TO 25 KT W OF COLD FRONT AND SW 20 TO 30 KT E OF FRONT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT BECOME SE 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 FT. S OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT BECOME N 20 KT N OF COLD FRONT. SEAS 
5 FT S OF FRONT AND 7 FT N OF FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ086-292130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. S OF 27N SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
.WED...N OF COLD FRONT NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF COLD FRONT 
S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N 15 KT N OF COLD 
FRONT. SEAS 4 FT S OF FRONT AND 6 FT N OF FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.

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FORECASTER KIMBERLAIN/COBB