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FZNT24 KNHC 082024
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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.

GMZ089-090330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM 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...THEN 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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GMZ080-090330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST THU JAN 08 2009

.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS INCREASING 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...W OF FRONT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 
FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ082-090330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST THU JAN 08 2009

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED S OF 23N W OF 94W SAT NIGHT AND      
   EARLY SUN...

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 23N AND W OF 94W...N WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS INCREASING 15 TO 
25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. 
SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.TUE...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELLS.

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GMZ084-090330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 PM CST THU JAN 08 2009

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.SAT...E OF FRONT SW TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. W OF 
FRONT NW TO N  WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N 
SWELLS. SE OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT...AND 3 FT 
N OF 27N.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-090330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST THU JAN 08 2009

.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SE OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF 
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT. 

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FORECASTER STRIPLING