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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST WED JAN 26 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. 

GMZ089-270330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST WED JAN 26 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FT MYERS FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
MOVE E OF AREA TONIGHT.  RESH N TO NE BREEZE LINGER WITHIN 240 
NM W OF FRONTAL BOUNDARY.  HIGH PRES BUILD IN ITS WAKE FROM W TO 
E ACROSS GULF THROUGH MON.

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GMZ080-270330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST WED JAN 26 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT 
LATE.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 
10 KT LATE FRI NIGHT AND SAT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-270330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
330 PM CST WED JAN 26 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-270330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST WED JAN 26 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-270330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST WED JAN 26 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE  WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.
.THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.
.THU NIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN AND MON...S OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 26N E TO 
SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES