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FZNT24 KNHC 181442
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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.

GMZ089-182130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS WILL REACH 
POSITION FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE 
TONIGHT THEN MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATE MON. A SECOND COLD FRONT 
WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF MON RACING SE OF AREA TUE NIGHT. HIGH 
PRES WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS WED REACHING N 
FLORIDA THU AND SETTING UP SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW ALL WATERS IN 
ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED FRI NIGHT.

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GMZ080-182130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 93W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. E OF 93W NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT E OF 95W. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE.

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GMZ082-182130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING 
TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT NE 
WATERS BEHIND FRONT.
.MON...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 22N E OF 93W TO N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT W OF 95W. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 7 FT FAR NW WATERS THU NIGHT.

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GMZ084-182130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N 
OF 25N W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S 
OF 25N E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 20 
KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 5 
FT N OF 27N.
.THU...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. S 
OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-182130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. S OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING SW WINDS 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON