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FZNT24 KNHC 081518
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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.

GMZ089-082130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST THU JAN 08 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE 
NE THROUGH FRI AS A COLD FRONT ACROSS THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SINKS 
SLIGHTLY S. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE 
UPPER TEXAS COAST EARLY SAT AND REACH APALACHICOLA FL TO 
VERACRUZ MEXICO BY SAT EVENING...THE MOVE RAPIDLY SE AND OUT OF 
THE GULF AREA BY SUN EVENING AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE 
REGION THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-082130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST THU JAN 08 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...VARIABLE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS SUBSIDING 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. E OF 93W SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. E OF 93W 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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GMZ082-082130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST THU JAN 08 2009

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

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 AND W OF 95W SAT NIGHT AND EARLY SUN. SEAS 8 TO 
10 FT BUILDING 10 TO 14 FT S OF 22N AND 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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GMZ084-082130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CST THU JAN 08 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...BECOMING NW 10 KT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 3 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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GMZ086-082130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST THU JAN 08 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 STRIPLING