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FZNT24 KNHC 101521
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT JAN 10 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.

GMZ089-102130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST SAT JAN 10 2009

.SYNOPSIS...ATLC HIGH PRES RIDGE EXTENDING OVER GULF OF MEXICO 
SHIFT E AS COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON.  
FRONT REACH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 19N95W LATE TONIGHT AND 
NEAR YUCATAN PASSAGE LATE SUN NIGHT.  RIDGE BUILDS OVER N GULF 
ALONG 28N WED.

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GMZ080-102130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST SAT JAN 10 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILD TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 10 FT.  
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT. 
N OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
 
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GMZ082-102130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SAT JAN 10 2009

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT SUN THROUGH MON...

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOME N AT 
25 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 10 FT W OF FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 12 FT. E OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT.   
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ084-102130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CST SAT JAN 10 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. 
SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.WED...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ086-102130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST SAT JAN 10 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES