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FZNT24 KNHC 090859
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI JAN 09 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.

GMZ089-091530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST FRI JAN 09 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WEAKENS AND MOVES NE 
THROUGH FRI. A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY SAT 
AND REACHES A POSITION FROM APALACHICOLA FLORIDA TO VERACRUZ 
MEXICO BY SAT NIGHT...AND FROM 27N82W NEAR TAMPA FLORIDA TO 
19N95W BY SUN EVENING. THE FRONT MOVES SE OF THE GULF BY EARLY 
MON AS HIGH PRES BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH TUE.

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GMZ080-091530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST FRI JAN 09 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. 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. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.MON... S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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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GMZ082-091530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST FRI JAN 09 2009

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

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT 
NW OF FRONT LATE.
.SAT NIGHT...S OF 23N AND W OF 94W...N WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 35 
KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 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 DIMINISHING TO 20 
TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...N TO NE 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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GMZ084-091530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST FRI JAN 09 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 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. 5 TO 8 
FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N...AND 
2 TO 3 FT S OF 27N.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-091530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST FRI JAN 09 2009

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT 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 AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN