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FZNT24 KNHC 151534
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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.

GMZ089-152130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE ABRUPTLY THIS AFTERNOON 
THROUGH LATE FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS FROM THE PLAINS INTO 
THE SOUTHEAST STATES. WIND AND SEAS WILL THEN DIMINISH SAT INTO 
SUN AS THE HIGH WEAKENS AND SHIFTS SW INTO THE NW GULF. ANOTHER 
COLD FRONT WILL SINK SE ACROSS THE GULF SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH 
MONDAY BRINGING A RENEWED PERIOD OF INCREASING WINDS AND SEAS. 

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GMZ080-152130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...INCREASING 
TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 7 TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E AND 
DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT S OF 27N AND 
6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 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 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-152130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 
TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 20N. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING 
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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GMZ084-152130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING 
20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING 7 TO 8 FT. S OF 25N 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT 
NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 10 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL...DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N FRI NIGHT. N 
OF 26N SEAS 8 TO 11 FT...AND SUBSIDING LATE. S OF 26N SEAS 10 TO 
14 FT IN NE SWELL.
.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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GMZ086-152130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...
INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT...8 TO 9 
FT S OF 24N.
.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 STRIPLING