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FZNT24 KNHC 061458
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST THU JAN 06 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. 

GMZ089-062130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST THU JAN 06 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM TAMPA BAY TO 23N95W WILL EXTEND FROM 
25N81W TO YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS EVENING AND SE OF AREA LATE 
TONIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT CLIP NE GULF FRI AS HIGH PRES BUILDS 
OVER REMAINDER OF GULF. SE RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS IN W GULF SAT 
AHEAD OF NEXT FRONT MOVING INTO GULF EARLY SUN. LOW PRES DEVELOP 
ALONG FRONT SUN WITH ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO 
19N96W SUN AFTERNOON THEN FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO YUCATAN 
PENINSULA LATE MON.

$$
GMZ080-062130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST THU JAN 06 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 94W NW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME S 10 TO 15 KT 
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 25 KT LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT LATE.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 20 TO 30 KT N OF 
29N. WINDS SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL 
SUBSIDE TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.

$$
GMZ082-062130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 AM CST THU JAN 06 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT IN N SWELL. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE 
TO 20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...E OF 94 E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASE TO 
25 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

$$
GMZ084-062130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST THU JAN 06 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 
20 KT WITHIN 60 NM AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
INCREASE TO 25 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N NW TO N 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SE 20 TO 30 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT LATE. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 
20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. AREAS OF RAIN N OF 28N. SCATTERED 
TSTMS S OF 28N LATE.
.MON...SW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 
FT.

$$
GMZ086-062130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST THU JAN 06 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT 
WITHIN 90 NM AHEAD OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 FT IN 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW WINDS 25 KT 
N OF 28N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT N OF 28N LATE.
.SAT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. 
S OF 26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOME SE 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

$$
FORECASTER BARNES/DGS