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FZNT24 KNHC 140912
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED JAN 14 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.

GMZ089-141530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WINDS AND SEAS DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES 
BUILDS OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. WINDS INCREASE THU THROUGH FRI AS 
STRONGER HIGH PRES BUILDS TO THE NORTH...THEN DIMINISH SAT INTO 
SUN AS THE HIGH PRES WEAKENS AND MOVES INTO THE GULF. WINDS 
INCREASE AGAIN OVER NORTHERN WATERS BY LATE SUN AS ANOTHER COLD 
FRONT MOVES INTO THE AREA.

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GMZ080-141530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. W OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE SWELL.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT.
SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 11 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. 
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT S OF 27N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-141530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

.TODAY...N OF 21N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 21N 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT 
IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT 
THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF 93W AND 9 TO 11 FT E 
OF 93W.
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE.  
SEAS 9 TO 13 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-141530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 
15 KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N IN N SWELL AND 3 TO 
5 FT N OF 26N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. N OF 25N 
SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT...S OF 25N SEAS BUILDING 10 TO 13 FT IN 
NE SWELL.
.FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N 
AND 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N. N OF 25N SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. S OF 25N 
SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL...AND SUBSIDING LATE.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT N OF 25N.  
SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT N OF 25N SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 4 
FT.
.SUN...S OF 25N...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 25N 
WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ086-141530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST WED JAN 14 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 
10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N 
AND 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL S OF 28N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING 20 
TO 25 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT S OF 27N AND 5 
TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
.SAT...NE WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N 
AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 25N.
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE 
N OF 27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N LATE. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE.
 
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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN