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FZNT24 KNHC 040307
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST MON JAN 03 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. 

GMZ089-040930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST MON JAN 03 2011

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK STATIONARY FRONT EXTENDS FROM 26N82W TO 25N90W 
AND DISSIPATE E OF 90N TONIGHT.  COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NORTHERN 
GULF WED AND EXTEND FROM 29N83W TO 25N97W WED NIGHT THEN PUSH SE 
TO YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE THU AND SE OF AREA FRI.  HIGH PRES BUILD 
OVER N GULF WITH S RETURN FLOW INCREASING AHEAD OF NEXT COLD 
FRONT ENTERING TEXAS COAST LATE SAT.

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GMZ080-040930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST MON JAN 03 2011

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-040930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 PM CST MON JAN 03 2011

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE THROUGH WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 
94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-040930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 PM CST MON JAN 03 2011
 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N 
AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 27N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT 
AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT LATE WED. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART.
.THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
EXCEPT TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 
4 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-040930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 PM CST MON JAN 03 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N 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. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE 
TO 20 KT AHEAD OF FRONT THEN SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT LATE WED. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT SHIFT SW WED NIGHT. 
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S 
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 
6 FT.
.SAT...NW TO N WIND 15 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES