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FZNT24 KNHC 011526
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST FRI JAN 01 2010

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.

GMZ089-011515-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST FRI JAN 01 2010
 
.SYNOPSIS...FAST MOVING COLD FRONT FROM LOW PRES 1014 MB AT 
28N84W TO 19N95W EXPECTED TO BE SE OF AREA TONIGHT.  GALE FORCE 
NW WINDS FOLLOW FRONT THROUGH TONIGHT.  SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE 
INTO NE GULF LATE SUN AND SWEEP THROUGH GULF TUE MORNING 
FOLLOWED BY FRESH TO STRONG N FLOW TUE.

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GMZ080-011515-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST FRI JAN 01 2010
 
...GALE WARNING S OF 27N W OF FRONT TO 96W...

.THIS AFTERNOON...N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT DIMINISH TO 25 KT LATE.
SEAS 9 FT. 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 5 
FT BUILD TO 7 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT TUE. 
SEAS TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 4 FT TUE. 

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GMZ082-011515-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST FRI JAN 01 2010

...GALE WARNING W OF 95W...

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILD 
TO 12 FT. E OF 95W W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILD TO 
10 FT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...S OF 21N N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 12 FT. N OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. 
SEAS 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 
5 FT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...NE WINDS 10 KT BECOME NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
BUILD TO 13 FT IN N SWELL.


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GMZ084-011515-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST FRI JAN 01 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS BUILD TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT SAT. 
SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 7 FT LATE SAT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. 
.MON...N WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.

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GMZ086-011515-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 AM CST FRI JAN 01 2010

...GALE WARNING CENTRAL WATERS...

.THIS AFTERNOON...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NW 20 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS BUILD TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT 
SAT. SEAS 12 FT SUBSIDE TO 6 FT LATE SAT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT N OF 26N AND 6 FT S 
OF 26N. 
.MON...NW TO N WINDS INCREASE TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES