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FZNT24 KNHC 082030
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST FRI JAN 08 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.

GMZ089-090330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST FRI JAN 08 2010
 
.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NEAR APALACHICOLA TO THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE NEAR XXNXXN WILL MOVE SE OF THE SAT. GALE FORCE WINDS 
WILL PERSIST OVER THE FAR SW GULF THROUGH SAT. HIGH PRES WILL 
BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT LATE SAT THROUGH SUN...WITH STRONG 
NORTHERLY FLOW WEAKENING MON THROUGH WED.

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GMZ080-090330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST FRI JAN 08 2010

.TONIGHT AND SAT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SAT. SEAS 9-12 FT.
.SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT N OF 27N SUN.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-090330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST FRI JAN 08 2010

...GALE WARNING W OF 93W...
 
.TONIGHT...W OF 93W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. 
E OF 93W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS SE PORTION.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 
KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 19 FT IN N 
SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT...DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 12 TO 17 FT IN 
NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 11 FT LATE. 
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.TUE AND WED...E OT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 
10 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-090330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST FRI JAN 08 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT. S OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 
26N AND 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N...SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 12
FT S OF 26N SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 
25N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT N OF 25N AND 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL S OF 
25N.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
25N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT N OF 
25N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N LATE... 
AND 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N LATE.
.TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 
25N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 25N.

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GMZ086-090330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 PM CST FRI JAN 08 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 8 TO 10 FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 10 FT N OF 
25N...AND 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N. 
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
NW TO N 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT 
LATE. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.TUE AND WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS