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FZNT24 KNHC 250846
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN JAN 25 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.

GMZ089-251530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST SUN JAN 25 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO 
MEXICO NEAR 24N98W WILL WEAKEN AND LIFT N OF THE AREA TONIGHT. 
A STRONGER COLD FRONT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST EARLY WED THEN 
STALLS FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO WED NIGHT. THE 
FRONT BECOMES REINFORCED LATE THU. 

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GMZ080-251530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST SUN JAN 25 2009

.TODAY...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E OF 95W SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 92W.
.WED...SE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT N OF FRONT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT N OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 
KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.

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GMZ082-251530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SUN JAN 25 2009

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT MON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 
FT. S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-251530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
330 AM CST SUN JAN 25 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT S OF 26N TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 28N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 
15 TO 20 KT TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING N 10 TO 15 KT N 
OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-251530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST SUN JAN 25 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 3 
TO 5 FT TONIGHT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE N OF 
FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER CANGIALOSI