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FZNT24 KNHC 211439
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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.

GMZ089-212130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST WED JAN 21 2009

.SYNOPSIS...A HIGH PRES CENTER OVER MISSISSIPPI WILL SHIFT SE 
OVER THE N CENTRAL WATERS TONIGHT THEN MEANDER OVER CENTRAL 
FLORIDA THU THROUGH SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER 
THE NORTHERN WATERS THU AND FRI THEN DIMINISHES SAT. THE NEXT 
WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OVER THE N WATERS SAT NIGHT AND STALLS 
FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO E TEXAS LATE SUN.

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GMZ080-212130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST WED JAN 21 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
S TO SW 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT E OF 92W AND 1 TO 3 FT 
ELSEWHERE.
.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.
.SAT AND SUN...S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO NE 15 KT N OF FRONT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT. 

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GMZ082-212130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST WED JAN 21 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ084-212130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
930 AM CST WED JAN 21 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 
SW TO W 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 NE 10 
TO 15 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT.

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GMZ086-212130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST WED JAN 21 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 2 FT BY SUNRISE. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT.
.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 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.     
.SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 
TO KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT.

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FORECASTER NELSON