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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO...COR 
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON JAN 19 2009

CORRECTION FOR NW GULF TUE AND TUE NIGHT

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.

GMZ089-191530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST MON JAN 19 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NORTH FLORIDA TO 26N87W TO 23N94W
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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GMZ080-191530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST MON JAN 19 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO
25 KT...BECOMING N LATE TONIGHT. SEAS E OF 93W 4 TO 6 FT BECOMING
7 TO 9 FT LATE TODAY AND 8 TO 10 FT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS W OF 93W
2 TO 3 FT EARLY TODAY BECOMING 5 TO 7 FT LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT.
.TUE...S OF 28N E OF 95W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. ELSEWHERE
E OF 95W N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 28N W OF 95W N WINDS
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 95W N WINDS 15 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SE OF 28N90W 26N94W 25N97W
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SEAS N OF 28N 1 TO 2 FT. ELSEWHERE SEAS 3 TO
4 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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GMZ082-191530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST MON JAN 19 2009

.TODAY 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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GMZ084-191530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST MON JAN 19 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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GMZ086-191530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST MON JAN 19 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 MT