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FZNT24 KNHC 072106
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-080330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST WED JAN 07 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM TAMPA FLORIDA TO 19N96W 
NEAR VERACRUZ MEXICO REACHES FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE 
YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT...THEN STALLS SE OF THE AREA EARLY 
THU. HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE GULF THROUGH FRI...AHEAD OF 
ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST BY EARLY SAT. THIS 
STRONGER FRONT REACHES FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 21N97W SAT 
AFTERNOON...AND FROM 26N82W TO 19N96W BY EARLY SUN.

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GMZ080-080330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST WED JAN 07 2009

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU NIGHT... W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 
TO 6 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-080330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST WED JAN 07 2009

.TONIGHT AND THU...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT W 
OF 95W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.

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GMZ084-080330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 PM CST WED JAN 07 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. S OF 26N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 24N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. S OF 24N N 
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT ENTIRE AREA.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 
TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.MON...N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N AND 3 TO 5 
FT S OF 25N.

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GMZ086-080330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST WED JAN 07 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT AND N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 
3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 
BEHIND FRONT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 
FT S OF 25N.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN