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FZNT24 KNHC 232113
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SAT JAN 23 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.

GMZ089-240330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST SAT JAN 23 2010

.SYNOPSIS...THE REMNANTS OF A FRONTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE N ACROSS 
THE NE WATERS EARLY TONIGHT. A COLD FRONT OVER THE EXTREME NW 
GULF WATERS WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE SUNSET SUN AND MOVE SE OF AREA AROUND SUNSET MON. 
SOUTHERLY FLOW SETS UP AGAIN NW GULF TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED IN 
ADVANCE OF ANOTHER FRONT MOVING INTO NW GULF LATE THU. 

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GMZ080-240330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST SAT JAN 23 2010

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 
25 KT W OF FRONT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 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 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO 
SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO WINDS 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10
KT LATE MON AND AND E TO SE MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING 4 TO 6 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 30 KT BEHIND FRONT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ082-240330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SAT JAN 23 2010

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 30 KT W 
OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 5 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 7 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 2 TO 4 FT LATE.
.MON NIGHT AND TUE...NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-240330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST SAT JAN 23 2010

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT 
LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 7 FT LATE TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS N OF 25N ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE MON NIGHT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT S OF 26N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT S OF 26N 
WED.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT NW 
WATERS LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ086-240330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 PM CST SAT JAN 23 2010

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

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FORECASTER NELSON