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FZNT24 KNHC 100238
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS TPC/NATIONAL 
HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SAT JAN 09 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.

GMZ089-100930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST SAT JAN 09 2010
 
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED SE OF THE GULF WATERS WITH 
STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. THESE WINDS WILL 
PERSIST THROUGH SUN...THEN WILL DIMINISH SUN NIGHT THROUGH WED 
AS HIGH PRES BUILDS S FROM THE U.S. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. RETURN 
SOUTHERLY FLOW INCREASES OVER THE W GULF WED NIGHT AND THU AHEAD 
OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE 
THU.

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GMZ080-100930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST SAT JAN 09 2010

.TONIGHT...N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 
TO 5 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS TO 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 
94W LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 94W LATE.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BUILDING TO 20 TO 30 KT LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT LATE.

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GMZ082-100930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST SAT JAN 09 2010

.TONIGHT...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 13 TO 17 FT IN N SWELL 
SUBSIDING 9 TO 14 FT LATE. S OF 21N E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 9 TO 12 FT LATE. N 
OF 21N N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 10 TO 14 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 
8 FT LATE.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
5 TO 10 KT W OF 96W MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 
15 KT WED...THEN BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT WED.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT W OF 93W LATE.

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GMZ084-100930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST SAT JAN 09 2010

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT N OF 27N AND 8 TO 
12 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 
25N LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT N OF 25N AND 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL S OF 
25N.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL. S OF 25N N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT 
IN N SWELL.
.MON...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING 5 TO 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 
TO 11 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.MON NIGHT THROUGH TUE...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE 
MORNING...THEN SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 25N N TO NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 
FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT EARLY TUE...THEN SUBSIDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT N 
OF 25N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.

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GMZ086-100930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 PM CST SAT JAN 09 2010

.TONIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 8 TO 
11 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N AND 8 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT N OF 
25N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT 
LATE...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL S OF 26N SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT 
LATE.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT 
LATE.
.WED AND THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 
KT LATE WED...THEN BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY