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FZNT24 KNHC 112053
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-120330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N84W TO 25N92W TO 
19N94W REACH FROM 26N82W TO 23N90W TO 19N92W LATE TONIGHT THEN 
STALL ACROSS YUCATAN PASSAGE MON NIGHT.  FRONT IS REINFORCED BY 
SECOND FRONT LATE TUE AND MERGED FRONTS MOVE SE OF FORECAST AREA 
WED.  STRONG HIGH PRES BUILD OVER FORECAST AREA THU. 

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GMZ080-120330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. SE OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.WED...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
SEAS 6 FT. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN NE SWELL. 

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GMZ082-120330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2009

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

.TONIGHT...S OF 25N W OF 93W N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT IN N SWELL.
.TUE...N WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...S OF 23N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS TO 10 
FT IN N SWELL. N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN N 
SWELL. 
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 13 FT. 

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GMZ084-120330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2009

.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 
FT. N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. S OF 25N E OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 
S OF FRONT E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS INCREASE TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILD 
TO 9 FT. SE OF FRONT NE WIND 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 FT IN N SWELL.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT IN 
N SWELL. N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN N SWELL.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. 

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GMZ086-120330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST SUN JAN 11 2009

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