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FZNT24 KNHC 170323
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO NWS 
TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SAT JAN 16 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.

GMZ089-170930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2010
 
.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES 1005 MB CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI 
WITH COLD FRONT EXTENDING TO YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE COLD FRONT 
WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN 
MORNING AND SE OF THE AREA BY SUN NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL 
DECREASE FROM W TO E SUN THROUGH TUE AS HIGH PRES MOVES INTO THE 
N CENTRAL GULF. THE HIGH CENTER WILL SHIFT EAST AS SE RETURN 
FLOW INCREASES ACROSS THE W GULF WED MORNING AHEAD OF THE NEXT 
COLD FRONT WHICH SHIFTS OFF THE TEXAS COAST LATE WED. THE FRONT 
WILL EXTEND FROM CENTRAL FLORIDA TO 23N98W THU NIGHT. 

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GMZ080-170930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2010

.TONIGHT...E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT 
IN NW SWELL. W OF 94W NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 FT IN THE 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT E OF 94W AND 3 TO 5 FT W OF 94W.
.SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W VARIABLE WIND 10 KT OR LESS SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...E OF 94W S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
4 TO 6 FT. W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-170930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2010

.TONIGHT...E OF 93W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...DIMINISHING TO 
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. W OF 93W NW TO N 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN NIGHT. W OF 95W WINDS 
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT. W OF 95W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OF LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-170930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2010
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 24N SW TO W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
S OF 24N SW TO W WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EARLY 
DIMINISHING TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N
W TO NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT SUBSIDING 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 
KT AND BECOMING VARIABLE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SUBSIDING NW SWELL.
.WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT 
W OF THE FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-170930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 PM CST SAT JAN 16 2010

.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
W OF FRONT SW TO W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. WINDS AND 
SEAS HIGHER NEAR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 10 FT. S OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 
6 FT FROM 25N TO 28N AND TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 28N. S OF 25N N TO NE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 
27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS/AL