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

GMZ089-192130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST MON JAN 19 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE NW BAY OF 
CAMPECHE WILL MOVE SE OF THE AREA AROUND SUNSET TODAY. A SECOND
FAST MOVING COLD FRONT OVER THE NW GULF WILL MOVE SE OF THE 
AREA AROUND SUNSET TUE. A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN 
WATERS IN WAKE OF THE SECOND FRONT THROUGH FRI. THE NEXT COLD 
FRONT EXPECTED NW WATERS SAT.

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GMZ080-192130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST MON JAN 19 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING 
N LATE TONIGHT. E OF 93W SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT 
TONIGHT. W OF 93W SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 4 TO FT TONIGHT.
.TUE...W OF 95W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W N 
WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...W OF 94W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
94W 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 S TO SW 
15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT THU 
NIGHT.

$$
GMZ082-192130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST MON JAN 19 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...N OF 22N E OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
IN N SWELL.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT W OF 95W THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT 
FAR NW WATERS THU NIGHT.

$$
GMZ084-192130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CST MON JAN 19 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6
TO 9 FT BUILDING 8 TO 12 FT CENTRAL WATERS LATE TONIGHT.
.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 DIMINISHING TO NW TO N 5 TO 10 
KT WED NIGHT. N OF 26N SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 WED 
NIGHT. S OF 26N SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 
WED NIGHT.
.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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GMZ086-192130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST MON JAN 19 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT BUILDING 8 TO 13 FT CENTRAL PART TONIGHT.
.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 TUE.
.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 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S 
FRI. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N 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 NELSON