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FZNT24 KNHC 190301
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-190930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST SUN JAN 18 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NORTH FLORIDA TO THE COAST OF MEXICO 
NEAR 23N WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA LATE MON. A SECOND COLD FRONT 
WILL MOVE OVER THE NW GULF EARLY MON AND MOVE RAPIDLY ACROSS THE 
GULF TO SE OF THE AREA LATE TUE. RIDGE OVER THE NORTH HALF OF 
THE GULF THROUGH FRI BEHIND THE FRONT.

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GMZ080-190930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST SUN JAN 18 2009

.TONIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...W OF 93W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE MON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 93W NW 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE MON. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT BUILDING SEAS 7 TO 10 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 93W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING  
BRIEFLY TO 20 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT
LATE TUE. E OF 93W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...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 THU NIGHT.

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GMZ082-190930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST SUN JAN 18 2009

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

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GMZ084-190930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 PM CST SUN JAN 18 2009

.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT
IN NW SWELL.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL 
EXCEPT 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N.
.THU...N OF 25N VARIABLE 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.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ086-190930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST SUN JAN 18 2009

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL. 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 AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE THU 
NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER LL