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FZNT24 KNHC 040246
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-040930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST SAT JAN 03 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN EVENING 
THEN STALLS FROM SE LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS MON AND MON NIGHT. THE 
FRONT BECOMES REINFORCED ON TUE AND MOVES RAPIDLY SE TO ALONG 
30N90W 23N97W LATE TUE...S FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE 
WED AND SE OF THE AREA THU. 

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GMZ080-040930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST SAT JAN 03 2009

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN THROUGH MON...SE TO S 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.
.MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W 
OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS IN 
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-040930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST SAT JAN 03 2009

.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 NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS OVER 
THE W PART IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT 
S AND W PARTS LATE.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-040930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 PM CST SAT JAN 03 2009

.TONIGHT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT 
THEN BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT...HIGHEST N PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. N OF 
25N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-040930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST SAT JAN 03 2009

.TONIGHT AND 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 S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N 
OF 27N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 27N.
.WED...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT... 
HIGHEST N PART. N OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT. S OF 27N W OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER BURR/CANGIALOSI