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FZNT24 KNHC 071504
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST FRI JAN 07 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. 

GMZ089-072130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST FRI JAN 07 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT CLIP NE GULF WHILE HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER 
REMAINDER OF GULF TODAY. NEXT COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO GULF 
EARLY SUN WITH LOW PRES DEVELOPING ALONG IT. FRONT REACH FROM SE 
LOUISIANA TO SW GULF LATE SUN WITH REINFORCING FRONT PUSHING 
THROUGH GULF MON AND TUE.

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GMZ080-072130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST FRI JAN 07 2011

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

$$
GMZ082-072130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 AM CST FRI JAN 07 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S 20 KT SAT 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
NW PORTION LATE.
.SUN...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOME NE 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILD TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT.
$$

GMZ084-072130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST FRI JAN 07 2011

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

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GMZ086-072130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST FRI JAN 07 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW 20 
TO 25 KT N OF 28N TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILD TO 7 FT N OF 28N 
TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME 
NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. S OF 
26N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 
27N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT N OF 27N LATE.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE.
.TUE...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER BARNES/DGS