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FZNT24 KNHC 161543
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-162130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES ACROSS THE EASTERN U.S. WILL 
CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST U.S. AND THE GULF TONIGHT 
AND FRIDAY AND THEN 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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GMZ080-162130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE 
TO E 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 5 TO 7 FT 
LATE.
.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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GMZ082-162130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING 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.

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GMZ084-162130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 
15 TO 20 KT N OF 25N TONIGHT. N OF 26N SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING 
5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 26N SEAS 9 TO 11 FT EXCEPT TO 12 FT YUCATAN 
CHANNEL.
.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.

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GMZ086-162130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING 
NE 20 KT N OF 26N TONIGHT. E OF 84W SEAS 5 TO 7 FT AND SUBSIDING 
LATE. W OF 84W SEAS 8 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 STRIPLING