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FZNT24 KNHC 102115
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-110330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST SAT JAN 10 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 30N94W TO 27N97W REACH FROM FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO 19N95W LATE TONIGHT AND NEAR YUCATAN PASSAGE LATE 
SUN NIGHT.  RIDGE BUILDS OVER N GULF ALONG 29N WED AND THU.

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GMZ080-110330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST SAT JAN 10 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT. E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 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 AND MON NIGHT...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 AND THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
 
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GMZ082-110330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SAT JAN 10 2009

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

.TONIGHT...SE 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 THROUGH MON...NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 14 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL.   
.WED AND THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN NE SWELL 
SUBSIDE TO 6 FT THU.

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GMZ084-110330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 PM CST SAT JAN 10 2009

.TONIGHT AND SUN...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF  
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH 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.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 INCREASE TO 25 KT TUE. 
SEAS 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT TUE.  
.WED AND THU...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ086-110330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST SAT JAN 10 2009

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 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 THROUGH TUE...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES