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FZNT24 KNHC 270852
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE JAN 27 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.

GMZ089-271530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2009

.SYNOPSIS...SE FLOW CONTINUES ACROSS GULF THROUGH MIDWEEK. COLD 
FRONT APPROACHES NW GULF TUE NIGHT...BECOMING STATIONARY FROM 
PENSACOLA TO 26N92W TO MEXICO COAST NEAR 21N97W. 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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GMZ080-271530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N FOR 
LOCATIONS NW OF FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 
15 TO 20 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.
.THU...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. W 
OF 94W SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 
TO 6 FT LATE.

$$
GMZ082-271530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2009

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI S OF 24N WITHIN 210 NM OF MEXICO 
COAST...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N FOR 
LOCATIONS NW OF FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE LESS THAN 10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 25 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT S OF 24N 
WITHIN 210 NM OF MEXICO COAST. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 
TO 9 FT LATE.

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GMZ084-271530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
330 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
N OF 29N OCCASIONAL VISISIBILTY 1 NM IN FOG MAINLY AFTER 
MIDNIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. N OF 29N OCCASIONAL VISISIBILTY 1 
NM IN FOG MAINLY UNTIL MID-MORNING.
.THU...S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 
FT LATE.

$$
GMZ086-271530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST TUE JAN 27 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. WITHIN 
120 NM OF COAST OCCASIONAL VISISIBILTY 1 NM IN FOG MAINLY AFTER 
MIDNIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. WITHIN 120 NM OF COAST OCCASIONAL 
VISISIBILTY 1 NM IN FOG MAINLY UNTIL MID-MORNING.
.THU...S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
2 FT. N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 
2 FT. N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.

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FORECASTER COHEN