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FZNT24 KNHC 240300
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-240930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER FLORIDA SLOWLY WEAKENS 
THROUGH SUN 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 SUN. HIGH PRES 
BUILDS OVER THE GULF TUE AND WED.

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GMZ080-240930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2009

.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 OR LESS 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 TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W SE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 92W.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W 
SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT.

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GMZ082-240930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2009

.TONIGHT...N OF 23N 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 KT INCREASING TO E TO SE 
WINDS 15 KT ENTIRE AREA SUN NIGHT AND SE 15 TO 20 KT N OF 23N 
MON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT MON. SCATTERED SHOWERS NW 
WATERS.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E TO SE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-240930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2009

.TONIGHT...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. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
SHIFTING NE 15 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N EASTERLY 
WINDS 10 TO OCCASIONALLY 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.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO E TO SE WINDS 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-240930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST FRI JAN 23 2009

.TONIGHT AND 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 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT... 
SHIFTING N WINDS 10 KT N OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND TUE...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N 
E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 20 KT MON AFTERNOON AND 
TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT TUE.
.WED...N OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 15 TO OCCASIONALLY 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER LL/CHRISTENSEN