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FZNT24 KNHC 250909
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON JAN 25 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.

GMZ089-251530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM NW FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA WILL EXTEND FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL 
LATER THIS MORNING AND MOVE SE OF AREA THIS EVENING. SLY WINDS 
WILL INCREASE OVER W GULF TUE NIGHT THROUGH THU IN ADVANCE OF 
STRONGER COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NW GULF WATERS 
LATE THU FOLLOWED BY STRONG NW WINDS. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM 
THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TO W BAY OF CAMPECHE FRI.

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GMZ080-251530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU NIGHT AND FRI...

.TODAY...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING 4 TO 6 FT THIS 
AFTERNOON. W OF 94W N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT..VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...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 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING S TO SW LATE 
AND BECOMING NW 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT INTO FRI. 
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT BUILDING 9 TO 14 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

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GMZ082-251530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THU NIGHT AND FRI...

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.TONIGHT...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 THROUGH WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH HIGHER GUSTS 
SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT INTO FRI. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT BUILDING 10 TO 16 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT. 

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GMZ084-251530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE THROUGH 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 SHIFTING TO NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT THU NIGHT INTO FRI. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING 5 TO 8 
FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT THU NIGHT.

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GMZ086-251530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W   
330 AM CST MON JAN 25 2010

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 
FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE THROUGH 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 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S THU NIGHT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO N 20 KT BEHIND 
FRONT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.

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FORECASTER DGS