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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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.

GMZ089-030330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST FRI JAN 02 2009

.SYNOPSIS...S WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF COLD FRONT THAT WILL 
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BY MONDAY 
THE FRONT WILL STALL FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 
28N92W TO THE MEXICAN COAST AT 22N. THIS FRONT WILL GRADUALLY 
WEAKEN OVER THE CENTRAL GULF AS ANOTHER STRONGER COLD FRONT 
MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST ON TUESDAY AND MOVING FROM NE FLORIDA 
TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE ON WEDNESDAY.

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GMZ080-030330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST FRI JAN 02 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT W OF SECOND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-030330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST FRI JAN 02 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT S OF 21N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N.
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW WINDS 20 KT W OF 
SECOND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...HIGHEST NE 
PART.

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GMZ084-030330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 PM CST FRI JAN 02 2009

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
S OF 25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 
25N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT W OF SECOND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-030330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST FRI JAN 02 2009

.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 THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 
27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT W OF SECOND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST N PART.

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FORECASTER CAB