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FZNT24 KNHC 150858
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU JAN 15 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.

GMZ089-151530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WINDS AND SEAS INCREASE THROUGH LATE FRI AS HIGH 
PRES BUILDS FROM THE PLAINS INTO THE SOUTHEAST STATES...THEN 
DIMINISH SAT INTO SUN AS THE HIGH WEAKENS. WINDS INCREASE AGAIN 
LATE SUN INTO MON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO THE GULF.

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GMZ080-151530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 
20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT S OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 3 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-151530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT...EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 20N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 
FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT S OF 
21N. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT N OF 22N. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT N OF 22N AND 3 FT OR LESS S OF 
22N.

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GMZ084-151530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 10 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 
KT N OF 25N. N OF 26N SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. S OF 26N SEAS 10 TO 14 FT 
IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING LATE.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 
25N.  SEAS SUBSIDING 6 TO 9 FT S OF 25N AND SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT 
N OF 25N.
.SUN...S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. N OF 
26N WINDS BECOMING W TO SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 
FRONT W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-151530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING 20 
TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT 
EXCEPT 10 TO 13 FT S OF 24N. 
.SAT...NE WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N 
AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 26N.
.SUN...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
LATE.
.MON...S OF FRONT W TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N OF 
FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT.
 
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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN