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FZNT24 KNHC 022121
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SAT JAN 02 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.

GMZ089-030330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST SAT JAN 02 2010
 
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES ACROSS GULF BASIN THROUGH MON.  COLD AIR 
SURGE INCREASE WINDS AND SEAS ACROSS GULF MON DIMINISH TUE AND 
WED...BUT COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF EARLY THU WITH NEAR GALE 
FORCE N WINDS EXPECTED LATE THU.

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GMZ080-030330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST SAT JAN 02 2010
 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT IN SUBSIDING NE 
SWELL.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT BUILD 
TO 9 FT S OF 26N W OF 93W SUN NIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT MON 
NIGHT. SEAS 8 FT.  
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE 10 KT LATE TUE. SEAS 
5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT INCREASE TO 30 LATE.
SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT BY LATE THU.

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GMZ082-030330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SAT JAN 02 2010

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 4 FT TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT TO 30 KT W 
OF 93W. SEAS 7 FT BUILD TO 10 FT LATE. 
.TUE...N OF 22N NE WIND 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE 10 KT LATE. S OF 
22N NE WIND 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 9 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE.  
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW 25 KT W OF 
FRONT LATE. SEAS 6 FT.  

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GMZ084-030330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST SAT JAN 02 2010

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT N OF 25N AND TO 7 FT IN NE 
SWELL S OF 25N. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 
FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.  
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. N OF 25N 
NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 FT. 
.THU...N OF 27N W OF 88W SE WIND BECOME S 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 
3 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE.

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GMZ086-030330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 PM CST SAT JAN 02 2010

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW 20 
KT N OF 25N LATE. SEAS 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT N OF 26N LATE.   
.TUE...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT.  
.THU...SEN TO S WINDS 5 KT INCREASE TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 FT 
BUILD TO 6 FT LATE. 
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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES