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FZNT24 KNHC 240903
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN JAN 24 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.

GMZ089-241530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST SUN JAN 24 2010

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SW LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL 
EXTEND FROM FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE 
THIS EVENING AND MOVE SE OF AREA AROUND MON EVENING. SLY WINDS
INCREASE TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED IN ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT.

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GMZ080-241530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST SUN JAN 24 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 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 N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 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 WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WED NIGHT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING S TO SW LATE AND 
BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT. 

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GMZ082-241530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SUN JAN 24 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
7 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E OF 
94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE WINDS WITHIN 
90 NM OF YUCATAN PENINSULA IN THE EVENINGS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ084-241530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST SUN JAN 24 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW 
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 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 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO 
SE LATE WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING E TO SE LATE WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ086-241530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 AM CST SUN JAN 24 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING W 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 6 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 LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 25N.
.WED...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS