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FZNT24 KNHC 152109
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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.

GMZ089-160330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

.SYNOPSIS...WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE ABRUPTLY THIS EVENING 
THROUGH LATE FRI AS STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS FROM THE PLAINS INTO 
THE SOUTHEAST U.S. 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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GMZ080-160330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 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 11 FT S OF 27N AND 
6 TO 8 FT N OF 27N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...SW TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.MON...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-160330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 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 AND SAT NIGHT...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 N WINDS 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT AND N TO NW 20 TO 25 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 6 
FT S OF 20N.

$$
GMZ084-160330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT TO 30 KT NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 7 FT N OF 26N AND 8 TO 9 FT 
S OF 26N. 
.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 7 TO 11 FT...AND SUBSIDING LATE. S OF 26N SEAS 10 TO 
14 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT 
BEHIND FRONT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

$$
GMZ086-160330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

.TONIGHT...N TO NE INCREASING 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
6 TO 7 FT...8 TO 9 FT S OF 24N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT 
EXCEPT 10 TO 12 FT S OF 24N. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 7 TO 10 FT S OF 26N.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS LATE.
.MON...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. 
S OF FRONT W TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NW WINDS DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 5 
FT. 
 
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FORECASTER STRIPLING