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FZNT24 KNHC 030924
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SAT JAN 03 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.

GMZ089-031530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST SAT JAN 03 2009

.SYNOPSIS...SLY WINDS INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT THAT WILL 
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN AFTERNOON THEN STALL FROM SE 
LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS SUN NIGHT AND MON THEN REINFORCED TUE AND 
EXTENDS FROM S FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED.

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GMZ080-031530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST SAT JAN 03 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-031530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SAT JAN 03 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 15 TO 20 KT W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-031530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST SAT JAN 03 2009

.TODAY 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 2 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 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR 
FRONT.
.WED...N OF 26N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 26N 
NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-031530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST SAT JAN 03 2009

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...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. 
.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...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT N OF 27N AND 4 
TO 6 FT S OF 27N.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER DGS