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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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.

GMZ089-020930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST FRI JAN 01 2010
 
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS THE GULF REGION TONIGHT 
THROUGH MON. REINFORCING COLD AIR WILL INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS 
ACROSS THE GULF MON AND TUE...AND DIMINISH WED.

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GMZ080-020930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST FRI JAN 01 2010
 
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE W OF 
95W SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT OCCASIONALLY 25 
KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.  
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT W OF 95W. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-020930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST FRI JAN 01 2010

.TONIGHT...S OF 22N N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. 
ELSEWHERE N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS S OF 22N.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 30 KT W OF 95W MON 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT N OF 22N LATE. 
.TUE...N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 
TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT OCCASIONALLY 20 KT W OF 95W. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  

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GMZ084-020930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST FRI JAN 01 2010

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 
KT S OF 23N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT S OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.  
.MON...N TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.  
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 
25N NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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GMZ086-020930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 PM CST FRI JAN 01 2010

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N AND 4 TO 7 FT N OF 27N. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT S 
OF 27N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 27N.  
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT N OF 26N 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT N OF 26N LATE.   
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. 

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FORECASTER GR