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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU JAN 27 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. 

GMZ089-271530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST THU JAN 27 2011

.SYNOPSIS...THE RIDGE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THAT JUST EXITED THE 
GULF WILL EXTEND FROM SOUTHERN TEXAS TO TO SW FLORIDA THU 
THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MEANDER OVER THE CENTRAL GULF 
SAT...THEN SHIFT E OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA ON SUN ALLOWING 
SOUTHERLY FLOW TO DOMINATE THE ENTIRE GULF WATERS SUN AND MON.

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GMZ080-271530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 AM CST THU JAN 27 2011

.TODAY THROUGH FRI...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT W OF 93W.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS W PART SUN.  

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GMZ082-271530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
330 AM CST THU JAN 27 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-271530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST THU JAN 27 2011

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N PART MON.

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GMZ086-271530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST THU JAN 27 2011

.TODAY THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER