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FZNT24 KNHC 180307
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SUN JAN 17 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.

GMZ089-180930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST SUN JAN 17 2010
 
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES WILL SHIFT E ACROSS THE NORTHERN WATERS 
THROUGH TUE ALLOWING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE OVER THE 
W GULF WED IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE 
TEXAS WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND 
TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE THU THEN STALL OVER THE SE WATERS FRI 
NIGHT.

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GMZ080-180930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST SUN JAN 17 2010

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 93W NW 
TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT BY 
SUNRISE.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT WED 
NIGHT THEN SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND COLD FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-180930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST SUN JAN 17 2010

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 10 TO 15 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT NEAR FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E 
OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

$$
GMZ084-180930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST SUN JAN 17 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N E OF 87W W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 
FT LATE. ELSEWHERE NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. 
.MON THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS 
BECOMING VARIABLE MON NIGHT AND SE TO S ON TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT AND TUE. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 
10 KT OR LESS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE.
.WED...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 
25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. S OF 25N 
E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
LATE.
.THU...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFTING TO NW 15 TO 
20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S 
OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT OR LESS 
W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT W OF FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 
3 TO 4 FT LATE.

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GMZ086-180930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 PM CST SUN JAN 17 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN W SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT 
LATE. S OF 27N W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 KT LATE. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 24N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 10 KT OR LESS BECOMING NE 
MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN W SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON 
NIGHT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN 
NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.THU...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 
KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 
LATE. S OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING SW TO W 10 TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...S OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N 
OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. 

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FORECASTER NELSON