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FZNT24 KNHC 042128
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST MON JAN 04 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.

GMZ089-050330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST MON JAN 04 2010
 
.SYNOPSIS...TIGHT PRES GRADIENT BETWEEN STRONG SFC HIGH PRES 
OVER CENTRAL PLAINS OF US AND TROUGH OF LOW PRES IN SW GULF 
RESULTING IN WIND SURGE OF 20 TO 30 KT ACROSS THE GULF REGION 
PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF.  WINDS WILL GRADUALLY 
DIMINISH THROUGH WED.  SLY RETURN FLOW WILL ESTABLISH LATE WED 
AHEAD OF NEXT COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF TEXAS COAST THU 
MORNING.  GALE FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL FOLLOW THE 
FRONT WHICH EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NEAR TAMPICO 
MEXICO THU EVENING...FROM FT MYERS FL TO 19N95W FRI MORNING AND 
WILL SHIFT SE OF GULF LATE FRI NIGHT.

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GMZ080-050330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST MON JAN 04 2010

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 25N W OF 92W THU...
 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 TUE NIGHT AND BECOMING NE TO E. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 
3 TO 5 FT TUE NIGHT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT... 
BECOMING SE TO S WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W AND 2 TO 4 
FT E OF 94W.  
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 25 TO 35 KT W OF 
FRONT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT N OF 27N AND 10 TO 14 FT S OF 27N...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12 
FT FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT S OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 
FT N OF 25N. 

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GMZ082-050330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST MON JAN 04 2010

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF FRONT THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT...
 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 
FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 13 FT... 
SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 10 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. E OF 94W E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 30 TO 35 KT W OF 
FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 14 FT BEHIND 
FRONT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 30 TO 40 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT. E 
OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. E OF 95W N WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 16 FT ENTIRE AREA.

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GMZ084-050330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST MON JAN 04 2010

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED N OF 27N BEHIND FRONT THU...

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT.  
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 
26N TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
10 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU...SE TO S WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AND 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO NW 
TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD 
TO 11 FT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. S OF 
FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT S OF 27N AND 5 TO 8 
FT N OF 27N.    

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GMZ086-050330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 PM CST MON JAN 04 2010

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT.   
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 
26N TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 
4 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...SHIFTING S TO SW AND 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 
20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT INCREASING TO 
5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 
FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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FORECASTER GR