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FZNT24 KNHC 090301
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-090930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST THU JAN 08 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN AND MOVE 
NE THROUGH FRI. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE OFF THE 
TEXAS COAST EARLY SAT AND REACH FROM APALACHICOLA FL TO VERACRUZ 
MEXICO BY SAT EVENING...THEN MOVE RAPIDLY SE AND OUT OF THE GULF 
AREA BY EARLY MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH 
TUE.

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GMZ080-090930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST THU JAN 08 2009

.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 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...HIGHEST SW 
PORTION. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON... S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 
5 FT. N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 2 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ082-090930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST THU JAN 08 2009

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

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW 20 TO 30 KT NW 
PORTION LATE.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 23N AND W OF 94W...N WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS BUILDING 9 TO 12 FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 
TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. 
SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-090930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 PM CST THU JAN 08 2009

.TONIGHT...NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING NW 20 KT LATE. S OF 
26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT S OF 
27N...AND 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.
.TUE...S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 26N 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 2 FT. 

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GMZ086-090930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST THU JAN 08 2009

.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 26N 
VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS TO 2 FT.  

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FORECASTER GR