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FZNT24 KNHC 271529
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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. 

GMZ089-272130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST THU JAN 27 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THAT HAS 
STALLED ACROSS THE EXTREME NW CARIBBEAN WILL EXTEND EASTWARD 
FROM SOUTHERN TEXAS TO TO SW FLORIDA 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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GMZ080-272130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST THU JAN 27 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 3 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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GMZ082-272130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 AM CST THU JAN 27 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 10 
KT SW PORTIONS LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 95W.
.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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GMZ084-272130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST THU JAN 27 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT BECOMING NW FRI NIGHT.  SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N N TO 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 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N PART MON.

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GMZ086-272130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST THU JAN 27 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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 STRIPLING