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FZNT24 KNHC 241510
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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.

GMZ089-242130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST SUN JAN 24 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM MISSISSIPPI DELTA TO BAY OF 
CAMPECHE WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO YUCATAN 
PENINSULA LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE SE OF AREA MON NIGHT. SOUTHERLY 
WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER W GULF TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT IN 
ADVANCE OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVING INTO THE NW WATERS LATE THU.

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GMZ080-242130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST SUN JAN 24 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS 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. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.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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GMZ082-242130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SUN JAN 24 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.MON NIGHT...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 8 FT.

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GMZ084-242130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST SUN JAN 24 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING
W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 25N ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE S OF 25N 
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 WED NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ086-242130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
930 AM CST SUN JAN 24 2010

.THIS AFTERNOON 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 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON