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FZNT24 KNHC 220929
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SAT JAN 22 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. 

GMZ089-221530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SE FLORIDA TO YUCATAN MOVE OUT OF 
GULF TODAY.  SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW DEVELOP W OF 92W EARLY SUN  
AHEAD OF SECOND COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE OFF TEXAS MON NIGHT 
...REACHING FROM BIG BEND IN FLORIDA TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY 
TUE THEN FROM FORT MEYERS FLORIDA TO NW YUCATAN PENINSULA BY
LATE WED.

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GMZ080-221530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT SE TONIGHT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT BECOME NW 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT MON NIGHT 
THEN SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT LATE.  SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 9 FT E 
OF FRONT LATE.
.TUE...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-221530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
330 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME N TO 25 KT W OF FRONT LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 9 FT W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.
.TUE...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT. 
SEAS BUILD TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. SE OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.  
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
 
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GMZ084-221530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME E 10 TO 15 
KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT N OF 26N TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N
OF 27N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT BECOME SE 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. 
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE...N OF 24N SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
BUILD TO 9 FT. S OF 24N SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 15 KT BECOME SW TO 
20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ086-221530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOME NE 15 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDE TO 3 FT N OF 27N 
TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
NW SWELL S OF 25N AND 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SW TO 25 KT AHEAD OF FRONT 
THEN SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILD TO 9 FT BEHIND 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME N 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES