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FZNT24 KNHC 080905
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU JAN 08 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.

GMZ089-081530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST THU JAN 08 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN AND 
RIDGE WILL MOVE E. COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY 
SAT AND EXTENDS FROM MOBILE AL TO TAMPICO MEXICO SAT AFTERNOON. 
THE MOVE RAPIDLY SE OF THE AREA SUN. HIGH PRES BUILDS MON.

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GMZ080-081530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST THU JAN 08 2009

.TODAY...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT... W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. E OF 94W SE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-081530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST THU JAN 08 2009

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 22N W OF 95W SAT NIGHT AND 
EARLY SUN...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING 30 TO 
35 KT S OF 22N W OF 95W SAT NIGHT AND EARLY SUN. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT 
BUILDING 10 TO 14 FT S OF 22N W OF 95W. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-081530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST THU JAN 08 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NW WINDS 10 KT. S OF 25N N TO NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 
FT S OF 25N.

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GMZ086-081530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST THU JAN 08 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 26N 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...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS