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FZNT24 KNHC 110859
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN JAN 11 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.

GMZ089-111530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST SUN JAN 11 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE WESTERN FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO 27N90W TO 20N98W TODAY WILL MOVE TO NE FLORIDA TO 
25N88W TO THE EASTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TONIGHT. THE FRONT WILL 
MOVE FROM S FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA MONDAY AFTERNOON 
AND STALL OVER THE SE GULF MON NIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY. THIS 
FRONT WILL BE REINFORCED BY ANOTHER FRONT ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON 
AND THE MERGED FRONT WILL BE PUSHED SE OF THE FORECAST AREA ON 
WEDNESDAY. STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE FORECAST 
AREA ON THURSDAY. 

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GMZ080-111530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST SUN JAN 11 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 
10 FT...HIGHEST S PART. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
 
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GMZ082-111530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SUN JAN 11 2009

...GALE WARNING S OF 25N W OF 93W...

.TODAY...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 
KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST S PART. SE OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
.TONIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 93W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14 
FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 
22N AND 6 TO 8 FT N OF 22N. 
.TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.WED...S OF 23N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL. N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-111530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST SUN JAN 11 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
8 FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL.
.WED...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. 
N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN N SWELL.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 

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GMZ086-111530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST SUN JAN 11 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
8 FT. S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 
FT LATE. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 
27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 

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FORECASTER CAB