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FZNT24 KNHC 200905
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE JAN 20 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.

GMZ089-201530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2009

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG COLD FRONT FROM W-CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 24N92W 
WILL SWEEP RAPIDLY SE OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. A RIDGE WILL 
BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT WED THROUGH FRI. 
NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST MIDDAY SAT AND EXTENDS 
FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 26N97W LATE SAT.

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GMZ080-201530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2009

.TODAY...W OF 94W N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W 
NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...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 AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 
10 KT E OF 92W AND S 10 KT W OF 92W 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 W OF 94W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 
FT W OF 94W THU NIGHT.
.SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NEAR FRONT. 

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GMZ082-201530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2009

.TODAY...N OF 22N E OF 93W 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.
.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH 
TO N WINDS 10 KT WED AND NE WINDS 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT WED NIGHT.
.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.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-201530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2009

.TODAY...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 
20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 
8 FT LATE. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW. 
SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...EXCEPT
3 TO 5 FT N OF 28N. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 
5 TO 10 KT WED NIGHT. N OF 26N SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 
3 FT 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 1 TO 2 FT. 
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. 
.SAT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-201530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2009

.TODAY...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH HIGHER 
GUSTS...DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT IN NW 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT...BECOMING NW. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.  
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 
FT IN NW SWELL. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT WED NIGHT. 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.
.SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO N BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. A 
FEW SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.     

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FORECASTER COBB