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FZNT24 KNHC 160908
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI JAN 16 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.

GMZ089-161530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE SOUTHEAST U.S. 
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. HIGH WILL WEAKEN SAT AND SAT NIGHT. ANOTHER 
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NW GULF SUN AND EXTEND FROM N  
FLORIDA TO NEAR 24N95W LATE SUN THEN MOVE EAST OF THE AREA 
MON.

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GMZ080-161530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 
20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WINDS E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF 
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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GMZ082-161530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 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 W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ084-161530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 
20 KT N OF 25N TONIGHT. N OF 26N SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT N OF 25N.  SEAS SUBSIDING 7 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 SW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 25N AND 5 TO 7 
FT S OF 25N.

$$
GMZ086-161530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 
26N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT S OF 26N 
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT N OF 27N 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS LATE.
.MON...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
 
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FORECASTER DGS