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FZNT24 KNHC 040929
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN JAN 04 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.

GMZ089-041530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST SUN JAN 04 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST SUN EVENING 
THEN STALLS FROM SW LOUISIANA TO S TEXAS MON AND MON NIGHT. THE 
FRONT BECOMES REINFORCED ON TUE AND MOVES TO 30N92W 23N98W LATE 
TUE AND FROM S FLORIDA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE WED AND SE OF THE 
AREA THU.

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GMZ080-041530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST SUN JAN 04 2009

.TODAY 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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GMZ082-041530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SUN JAN 04 2009

.TODAY 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 5 TO 7 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-041530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST SUN JAN 04 2009

.TODAY...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TONIGHT 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. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 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 5 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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GMZ086-041530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST SUN JAN 04 2009

.TODAY...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. 
.TONIGHT 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 7 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 6 TO 8 FT. 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 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS