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FZNT24 KNHC 180910
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN JAN 18 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.

GMZ089-181530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OVER THE NW GULF EARLY AND
EXTEND FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO MEXICAN THIS 
EVENING AND SE OF THE AREA LATE MON. SECOND FRONT WILL MOVE OVER 
THE NORTH GULF MON AND MOVE RAPIDLY SE TO SE OF THE AREA WED. 
HIGH PRES OVER THE AREA WED AND MOVES E THU.

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GMZ080-181530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW 
BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO NW WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT E OF 95W. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT E OF 95W 
MON NIGHT.
.TUE...E OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO N WINDS 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. W OF 93W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-181530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NW 15 TO 
20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 22N E OF 93W NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
8 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 
95W AND 2 TO 3 FT W OF 95W.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO S WINDS 20 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-181530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.WED...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ086-181530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
TO W 20 KT W OF FRONT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW 
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NW TO N 
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. 
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 
8 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$ 
FORECASTER DGS