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FZNT24 KNHC 220309
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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.

GMZ089-220930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST WED JAN 21 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NORTHERN GULF SHIFTS E INTO THE 
EASTERN ATLC 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...THEN 
DRIFTS BACK N OF AREA MON.

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GMZ080-220930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST WED JAN 21 2009

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 10 TO 15 KT N OF 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-220930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST WED JAN 21 2009

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 BY FRI.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT MON.

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GMZ084-220930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 PM CST WED JAN 21 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 28N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...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 SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO NE 10 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.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-220930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST WED JAN 21 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING S TO SW 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 NE TO 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 
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.
.MON...N OF 27N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. A FEW SHOWERS N PART.

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FORECASTER NELSON/CHRISTENSEN