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FZNT24 KNHC 222113
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST FRI JAN 22 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.

GMZ089-230330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST FRI JAN 22 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM TAMPA BAY TO 26N90W 
WHERE IT BECOMES A WEAK WARM FRONT TO NE TEXAS. THE FRONT SHOULD 
LOSE ITS IDENTITY BY EARLY SAT AS SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASE OVER 
THE W GULF IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE 
TEXAS COAST SAT EVENING. THIS SECOND FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE SUN AND MOVE 
SE OF AREA MON NIGHT. SOUTHERLY FLOW SETS UP AGAIN NW GULF TUE 
NIGHT AND WED WITH ANOTHER COLD FRONT ALONG THE TEXAS COAST AT 
SUNRISE THU. 

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GMZ080-230330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST FRI JAN 22 2010

.TONIGHT..E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
EARLY TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO 
N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND COLD FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT EARLY SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 KT W PART MON 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT W PART 
LATE.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 
94W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT 
LATE WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ082-230330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST FRI JAN 22 2010

.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 TO 20 
KT TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT NW WATERS LATE 
TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 
TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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...NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-230330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST FRI JAN 22 2010

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...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 6 TO 9 
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 TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 
FT N OF 27N.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-230330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 PM CST FRI JAN 22 2010

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT 
TONIGHT. 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 AND SUN NIGHT...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 NW TO N 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...N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT BY WED.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON