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FZNT24 KNHC 070920
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED JAN 07 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.

GMZ089-071530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST WED JAN 07 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL 
MOVE TO TAMPA BAY TO YUCATAN PENINSULA THIS AFTERNOON AND E OF 
THE AREA TONIGHT. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF W OF THE 
FRONT THEN MOVES E AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE TEXAS 
COAST EARLY SAT AND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 23N97W SAT 
AFTERNOON AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO 24N95W TO 19N95W SUN.

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GMZ080-071530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST WED JAN 07 2009

.TODAY...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. OF 95W N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 2 TO 3 
FT.  
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ082-071530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST WED JAN 07 2009

.TODAY...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH SAT...SE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E 
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ084-071530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST WED JAN 07 2009

.TODAY...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. N OF 
26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 
26N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. S 
OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S 
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-071530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST WED JAN 07 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 11 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 5 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 
TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT N OF 24N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT.

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FORECASTER DGS