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FZNT24 KNHC 150325
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST FRI JAN 14 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. 

GMZ089-150930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST FRI JAN 14 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES 1029 MB OVER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY EXTEND E 
THROUGH SUN ALLOWING WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH ACROSS GULF.  
FRESH SE BREEZE RETURN FLOW OVER W GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT.  COLD 
FRONT ENTER NW GULF SUN MOVING INTO FAR NW WATERS SUN NIGHT.  
COLD FRONT REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE 
MON THEN MOVE OUT OF GULF LATE TUE FORCED BY BUILDING HIGH PRES 
OVER N GULF TUE AND WED.

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GMZ080-150930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST FRI JAN 14 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 20 KT SHIFT S SUN 
THEN NW BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT 
BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. E OF 95W E WINDS 15 KT SHIFT SE SUN THEN 
SW SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...SW TO W WINDS 10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-150930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 PM CST FRI JAN 14 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN 
NE SWELL SUBSIDE TO 4 FT SAT AND SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SW AHEAD OF 
FRONT THEN NW BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDE TO 
2 FT SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W TO NW BEHIND FRONT 
DIMINISH TO 5 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-150930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST FRI JAN 14 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 
3 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL 
SUBSIDE TO 3 FT SAT AND SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT SHIFT SW AHEAD OF 
FRONT THEN NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SW TUE THEN BECOME W 10 KT LATE TUE. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-150930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST FRI JAN 14 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT SAT AND SAT NIGHT. S OF 25N NE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 3 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME 
SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT SHIFT SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES