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FZNT24 KNHC 231512
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST FRI JAN 23 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.

GMZ089-232130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER FLORIDA WILL SLOWLY SHIFT S 
AND WEAKEN AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE NW GULF COAST SAT. 
THE FRONT STALLS FROM THE BIG BEND AREA OF FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO 
SAT NIGHT THEN WEAKENS AND LIFTS N OF THE AREA BY MON. HIGH PRES 
BUILDS BACK OVER THE E GULF TUE.

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GMZ080-232130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 93W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 
20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT N OF 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT TO 6 FT NW 
PART. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 92W.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-232130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT N OF 23N MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT MON. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NW WATERS.
.TUE...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-232130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT OR LESS SAT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS SHIFTING NE 15 
KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-232130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST FRI JAN 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SAT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... 
SHIFTING N 10 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO 
E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT...BUILDING TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 

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FORECASTER LL