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FZNT24 KNHC 280857
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED JAN 28 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.

GMZ089-281530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST WED JAN 28 2009

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT OVER NW GULF EXTENDS FROM MOBILE ALABAMA 
TO 26N94W TO 19N96W THIS AFTERNOON. FRONT EXTENDS FROM 27N84W TO 
24N91W TO 19N92W LATE THU BEFORE BECOMING REINFORCED THU NIGHT 
AND FRI FOLLOWED BY STRONG N WINDS...WITH GALES OVER PORTIONS OF 
THE SW GULF FRI. FRONT MOVES SE OF GULF BY FRI NIGHT FOLLOWED BY 
SURFACE RIDGE OVER N GULF FOR SAT.

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GMZ080-281530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST WED JAN 28 2009

.TODAY...E OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
5 FT IN MIXED SE AND NW SWELL. NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 
30 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 28N AND 7 TO 11 FT S OF 28N.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-281530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST WED JAN 28 2009

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED FRI S OF 22N W OF 95W...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT IN MIXED NW AND SE SWELL. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...SE OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF 
FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT TO 35 KT S OF 22N W OF 
95W. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SE SAT NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-281530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
330 AM CST WED JAN 28 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF 
FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 29N OCCASIONAL 
VISISIBILTY 1 NM IN FOG THIS MORNING.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF FRONT S WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 
20 TO 25 KT LATE THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...S OF FRONT SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ086-281530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST WED JAN 28 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE OF FRONT S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT. NW OF FRONT N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. N OF 27N OCCASIONAL VISISIBILTY 1 NM IN FOG 
MAINLY UNTIL MID-MORNING.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S OF FRONT W WINDS LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. N OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 
TO 7 FT LATE.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER COHEN