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FZNT24 KNHC 212121
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST THU JAN 21 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.

GMZ089-220330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST THU JAN 21 2010
 
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM EXTREME NW FLORIDA TO NE MEXICO 
WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 21N97W EARLY FRI THEN 
STALL AND DISSIPATE OVER THE E CENTRAL WATERS FRI NIGHT. 
SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE OVER THE W GULF FRI NIGHT INTO SAT IN 
ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST SAT 
EVENING REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO CENTRAL BAY OF 
CAMPECHE MIDDAY SUN AND MOVE SE OF AREA MON EVENING. SOUTHERLY 
FLOW SETS UP AGAIN NW GULF TUE NIGHT. 

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GMZ080-220330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST THU JAN 21 2010

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT IN S 
SWELL.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 15 TO 
20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE FRI NIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO
N 20 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT. 
.MON...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT W OF 95W 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-220330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST THU JAN 21 2010

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 
1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
15 TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT NW 
WATERS FRI NIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 25
TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT N TO NE 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SE OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL 
SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-220330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST THU JAN 21 2010

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N E OF FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N LATE. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT.
.TUE...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-220330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 PM CST THU JAN 21 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S 
OF 26N S TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
NE TO E 5 TO 10 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 
 FRI NIGHT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15
TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.SUN...S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE 
OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BY WED.

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FORECASTER NELSON