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FZNT24 KNHC 030314
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SUN JAN 02 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. 

GMZ089-030930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST SUN JAN 02 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM 29N83W TO 23N90W THEN 
STATIONARY TO BAY OF CAMPECHE AT 18N94W.  FRONT DISSIPATES S OF 
25N WHILE NORTHERN PORTION MOVES SE THROUGH FLORIDA TONIGHT AND 
MON.  SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW GULF WED AND MOVES SE OF 
GULF LATE FRI.

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GMZ080-030930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST SUN JAN 02 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NE 
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT SHIFT NW BEHIND 
FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N OF FRONT N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT W 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-030930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 PM CST SUN JAN 02 2011

.TONIGHT..W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT S OF 
21N. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. E OF FRONT NE 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 
15 TO 20 KT S OF 21N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE THROUGH WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ084-030930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 PM CST SUN JAN 02 2011

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE.  
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 FT LATE. SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 
15 KT SHIFT NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
IN N SWELL SUBSIDE TO 2 FT N OF 27N MON NIGHT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME E 
TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOME SW 15 KT N OF 26N THEN SHIFT 
NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART.
.THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 26N NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N W TO 
NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-030930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 PM CST SUN JAN 02 2011

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFT NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
SUBSIDE TO 3 FT N OF 27N MON NIGHT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...N OF 26N SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE N OF 28N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES