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FZNT24 KNHC 171501
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT JAN 17 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.

GMZ089-172130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE SE UNITED STATES WILL SHIFT E 
ALLOWING A COLD FRONT TO MOVE INTO THE NW WATERS AROUND SUNRISE 
SUN...AND REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE WESTERN BAY OF 
CAMPECHE SUNSET SUN...THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATE MON. A 
SECOND REINFORCING FRONT WILL ENTER THE N GULF TUE AND RACE SE 
OF AREA LATE WED.

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GMZ080-172130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT BRIEFLY TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...W OF 94W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 94W NW 
TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-172130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE
SWELL.
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 20 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL.

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GMZ084-172130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT PRIMARILY IN NE SWELL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 
KT BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 
10 FT MON NIGHT. 
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-172130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST SAT JAN 17 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 
20 KT JUST AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT OVER 
WATERS N OF 25N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING 7 TO 
10 FT S OF 25N MON NIGHT.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS SOUTHERN WATERS.
 
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FORECASTER NELSON