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

GMZ089-202130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA WILL SE OF AREA AROUND SUNSET TODAY. A RIDGE WILL 
BUILD OVER THE NORTHERN WATERS BEHIND THE FRONT WED THROUGH FRI. 
THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST MIDDAY SAT AND 
STALLS FROM THE THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO SE TEXAS SUN NIGHT.

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GMZ080-202130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...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 93W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
93W 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 LATE WED...AND S 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT THU NIGHT W OF 93W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT W OF 
93W 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. 

$$
GMZ082-202130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 22N E OF 94W 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 TO E 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-202130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN 
NW SWELL.  
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 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 BECOMING SW THU NIGHT.
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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-202130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN 
NW SWELL. A FEW SHOWERS FLORIDA STRAITS. 
.TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 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 THU 
NIGHT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.
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 NELSON