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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST FRI JAN 02 2009

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.

GMZ089-022130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST FRI JAN 02 2009

.SYNOPSIS...S WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF COLD FRONT THAT WILL 
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BY MONDAY THE FRONT 
WILL STALL FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 28N92W TO THE 
UPPER MEXICAN COAST. THIS FRONT WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN OVER THE 
CENTRAL GULF AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON 
TUESDAY.

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GMZ080-022130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST FRI JAN 02 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE WINDS 15 KT 
W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 
FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT OVER THE W PART. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ082-022130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST FRI JAN 02 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
S OF 21N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N.
.SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...E OF 92W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 92W 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-022130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CST FRI JAN 02 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT SE 
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT N OF 25N AND 5 
TO 7 FT S OF 25N. 

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GMZ086-022130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST FRI JAN 02 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 28N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...N OF 28N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 
28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 
27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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FORECASTER CAB