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FZNT24 KNHC 260859
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON JAN 26 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.

GMZ089-261530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST MON JAN 26 2009

.SYNOPSIS...SE FLOW INCREASES ACROSS GULF THROUGH MIDWEEK. COLD 
FRONT APPROACHES NW GULF TUE NIGHT...BECOMING STATIONARY FROM 
PENSACOLA TO 26N94W TO MEXICO COAST NEAR 23N98W. THIS COLD FRONT 
SURGES SOUTHWARD FRI FOLLOWED BY STRONG N TO NE WINDS...WITH 
GALES OVER PORTIONS OF SW GULF FRI. 

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GMZ080-261530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST MON JAN 26 2009

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 
20 TO 25 KT W OF 94W TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 
FT. VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1 NM IN AREAS OF FOG TONIGHT.
.WED...SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 
9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT 
FRI. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT FRI.

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GMZ082-261530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST MON JAN 26 2009

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI S OF 24N W OF 94W...

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1 NM IN AREAS OF FOG TONIGHT.
.WED...SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. NW OF FRONT N 
TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.
.THU...SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. NW OF FRONT N 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SE OF FRONT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 
FT NW OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. NW OF FRONT 
NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT S OF 24N W OF 94W. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT SE OF FRONT BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT NW OF FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ084-261530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
330 AM CST MON JAN 26 2009

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1 NM IN 
AREAS OF FOG TONIGHT.
.WED...S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. N OF FRONT N 
TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND FRI...S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. N OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT FRI. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 13 FT FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.

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GMZ086-261530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST MON JAN 26 2009

.TODAY THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 
KT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. VISIBILITIES LESS THAN 1 NM IN AREAS OF FOG 
TONIGHT AND TUE NIGHT.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND FRI...S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. N OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KT FRI. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT FRI. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.

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FORECASTER COHEN