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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT JAN 24 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.

GMZ089-242130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST SAT JAN 24 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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GMZ080-242130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...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 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 
95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 
92W.
.TUE AND WED...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E 
OF 94W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-242130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO SE WINDS 15 KT MON AND SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TUE.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FT TUE. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-242130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
930 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR 
LESS SHIFTING N TO NE 10 TO 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 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 E TO SE 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 THROUGH WED...N OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
SE TO S TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-242130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST SAT JAN 24 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...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.
.TONIGHT AND SUN...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS... 
SHIFTING NE 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON THROUGH WED...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS WED. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT....EXCEPT OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KT STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT AND TO 6 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER LL