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FZNT24 KNHC 210942
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED JAN 21 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.

GMZ089-211530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST WED JAN 21 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESS BUILDS IN WITH NORTHERLY WINDS GRADUALLY 
DIMINISHING. SE RETURN FLOW INCREASES OFF TEXAS COAST THU AND 
FRI...THEN DIMINISHES BY SAT. NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE 
TEXAS COAST SAT NIGHT AND EXTENDS FROM THE FL PANHANDLE TO 
26N97W BY LATE SUN.

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GMZ080-211530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST WED JAN 21 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 
10 KT THIS AFTERNOON...AND S TO SW 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT
E OF 92W AND 2 TO 4 FT ELSEWHERE SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT TONIGHT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT THU NIGHT AND FRI W OF 93W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 
FT W OF 93W THU NIGHT AND FRI W OF 93W.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE AND INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT N OF 
THE FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT. 

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GMZ082-211530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST WED JAN 21 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 
5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 3 
TO 5 FT TONIGHT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT W OF 95W THU NIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT BUILDING 
4 TO 6 FT FAR NW WATERS THU NIGHT.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-211530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST WED JAN 21 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 
TO 10 KT TONIGHT. N OF 26N SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT 
WED NIGHT. S OF 26N SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 
5 FT TONIGHT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING W 
TO SW LATE THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N TO 
NE AND INCREASING TO 15 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING 
4 TO 6 FT N OF THE FRONT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT.

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GMZ086-211530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST WED JAN 21 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT N OF 27N.
.THU THROUGH 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 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 25N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.     
.SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 
AND INCREASING TO 15 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...BUILDING 4 
TO 5 FT N OF THE FRONT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT.

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FORECASTER COBB