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FZNT24 KNHC 061450
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST TUE JAN 06 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.

GMZ089-062130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST TUE JAN 06 2009

.SYNOPSIS...1005 MB LOW ALONG NE TEXAS COAST NEAR 28.5N95W WITH 
COLD FRONT TRAILING SOUTH SW TO COAST OF MEXICO ALONG 23N. FRONT 
TO MOVE E...TO POSITION FROM SE LOUISIANA COAST TO CENTRAL 
MEXICO COAST ALONG 22N BY THIS EVENING...AND THEN EXTEND FROM 
PENSACOLA TO NEAR VERACRUZ BY WED MORNING...AND THEN SW FLORIDA 
COAST TO NEAR 21N86.5W BY WED EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD 
ACROSS THE GULF WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI. THE NEXT WEAK COLD FRONT 
IS FORECAST TO APPROACH TEXAS COAST SAT NIGHT. 

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GMZ080-062130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST TUE JAN 06 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT... 
EXCEPT WITHIN 120 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
6 TO 8 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 
5 TO 7 FT E OF 92W AND 3 TO 4 FT W OF 92W LATE.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.  
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT N W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ082-062130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST TUE JAN 06 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
4 FT SOUTH HALF...5 TO 6 FT N HALF. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND WED...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-062130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CST TUE JAN 06 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT AND WED...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 
TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N 
OF 25N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED NIGHT...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-062130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST TUE JAN 06 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 20 
KT. N OF 27N SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 7 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...VARIABLE NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING