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FZNT24 KNHC 090900
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN JAN 09 2011

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. 

GMZ089-091530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST SUN JAN 09 2011

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE TEXAS COAST SUN 
MORNING MOVING TO SE LOUISIANA EARLY MON DRAGGING A TRAILING
COLD FRONT ACROSS THE GULF. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM NEAR 
29N91W TO 20N97W SUN EVENING THEN FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND 
THROUGH 24N88W TO 19N96W MON EVENING AND SHIFTING E OF THE AREA 
LATE TUE AS A SECONDARY SURGE OF COLD AIR MOVES THROUGH THE GULF 
AND STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDS BEHIND IT THROUGH THU.

$$
GMZ080-091530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST SUN JAN 09 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 
15 KT TO 20 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 
7 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE 20 KT 
MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 
7 TO 11 FT LATE TUE AND WED.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.

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GMZ082-091530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
330 AM CST SUN JAN 09 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
BECOMING VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT 
BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL N OF 22N LATE.
.WED AND THU...S OF 22N W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 
10 TO 14 FT. ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 
FT IN NE SWELL.

$$
GMZ084-091530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST SUN JAN 09 2011

...GALE WARNING N OF 28N TONIGHT...

.TODAY...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN THE 
AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING W WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. FROM 25N TO 28N SE TO 
S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING S TO SW WITHIN 60 NM E OF FRONT AND 
BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 
25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT BY 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS AHEAD 
OF FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON AND 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 
TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 24N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT 
LATE.
.WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 27N AND 8 TO 12 
FT IN N SWELL S OF 27N.
.THU...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. S OF 27N 
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 
8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 9 FT LATE.

$$
GMZ086-091530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST SUN JAN 09 2011

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N 
OF 27N AND BECOMING SE WINDS 15 KT S OF 27N THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 
2 TO 4 FT.
.TONIGHT AND MON...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 
KT LATE THU. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N THU.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER