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FZNT24 KNHC 010939
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN FEB 01 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.

GMZ089-011530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST SUN FEB 01 2009

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA AND NE GULF WILL 
SLIDE NE INTO W ATLC THROUGH TONIGHT. LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP LATE 
TONIGHT OVER THE N CENTRAL GULF AND TRACK EAST...WITH A 
TRAILING COLD FRONT CLEARING THROUGH THE SE GULF BY MON NIGHT 
FOLLOWED BY GALE FORCE WINDS IN THE SW GULF. HIGH PRES TO BUILD 
BEHIND THE FRONT TUE. A REINFORCING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS 
E GULF WED FOLLOWED BY HIGH PRES THU.

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GMZ080-011530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST SUN FEB 01 2009

.TODAY...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT. SHOWERS DEVELOPING. 
.TONIGHT...SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS OR TSTMS E PORTION. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT... SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-011530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SUN FEB 01 2009

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED MON S OF 24N W OF 95W...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 
20 TO 30 KT LATE...EXCEPT 25 TO 35 KT S OF 24N W OF 95W. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE THU. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-011530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W                               
330 AM CST SUN FEB 01 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING 15 
TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N WINDS 
BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N SUN NIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT N OF 25N LATE.
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE.  
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 28N AND 3 
TO 5 FT S OF 28N.

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GMZ086-011530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST SUN FEB 01 2009

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 
20 KT S OF 25N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT SEAS SUBSIDING TO 6 FT S 
OF 25N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.TUE...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 
7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 
6 TO 9 FT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N AND 3 
TO 5 FT S OF 25N.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING