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FZNT24 KNHC 180900
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON JAN 18 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.

GMZ089-181530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST MON JAN 18 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 THU. THE WEAK FRONT WILL REACH FROM PANAMA CITY FLORIDA TO 
THE FAR SW GULF THU NIGHT AND THEN SHIFT FROM TAMPA BAY TO THE 
CENTRAL TX COAST FRI NIGHT.

$$
GMZ080-181530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST MON JAN 18 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. E OF 93W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. E OF 93W 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT WED 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 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.

$$
GMZ082-181530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST MON JAN 18 2010

.TODAY 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...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ084-181530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST MON JAN 18 2010

.TODAY...N OF 27N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT LATER THIS MORNING AND VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. 
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN SE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 27 
N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.TONIGHT THROUGH TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
BECOMING SE TO S ON TUE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT 
TUE AND AND 1 TO 2 FT TUE NIGHT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE AND TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TUE AND TUE NIGHT.
.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 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S 
OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ086-181530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 AM CST MON JAN 18 2010

.TODAY...N OF 25N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 10 
KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 25N 
NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N 
N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 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 SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
FORECASTER SCHAUER