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FZNT24 KNHC 220916
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU JAN 22 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.

GMZ089-221530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST THU JAN 22 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER N CENTRAL FLORIDA SHIFTS E INTO THE 
ATLC TONIGHT THROUGH SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW INCREASES OVER 
THE NW GULF TONIGHT AND FRI THEN DIMINISHES SAT. NEXT COLD FRONT 
MOVES OVER THE N WATERS LATE SAT AND STALLS FROM THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO E-CENTRAL TEXAS LATE SUN...THEN DRIFTS BACK N OF 
AREA MON.

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GMZ080-221530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST THU JAN 22 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT AND FRI W OF 93W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 
5 TO 7 FT W OF 93W TONIGHT AND FRI.
.SAT AND SUN...S WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT N 
OF THE FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG THE FRONT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS FAR NW PORTION.

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GMZ082-221530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST THU JAN 22 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W TONIGHT AND FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 
BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT FAR NW WATERS TONIGHT AND 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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GMZ084-221530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
330 AM CST THU JAN 22 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING SW TO W 10 KT THIS AFTERNOON...AND 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT 
AND FRI. 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 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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GMZ086-221530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST THU JAN 22 2009

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING S TO SW 10 KT TONIGHT AND FRI. 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 3 FT.     
.SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...SHIFTING TO N 10 
KT N OF FRONT LATE. 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 E TO 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 COBB