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FZNT24 KNHC 081519
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT JAN 08 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. 

GMZ089-082130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST SAT JAN 08 2011

.SYNOPSIS...LOW PRES DEVELOP ALONG TEXAS COAST SUN MORNING AND 
MOVE TO SE LOUISIANA EARLY MON WITH TRAILING COLD FRONT TO BAY 
OF CAMPECHE. LOW PRES AND FRONT MOVE E OF AREA EARLY TUE WITH 
STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING OVER GULF LATE TUE AND WED.

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GMZ080-082130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST SAT JAN 08 2011

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

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GMZ082-082130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 AM CST SAT JAN 08 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME S 25 KT
TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 8 FT N OF 21N TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME 
SW 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDE TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT. W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NE 15 KT SUN NIGHT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT N OF 
23N TUE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 8 FT N OF 23N TUE.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ084-082130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST SAT JAN 08 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME SE 20 KT 
LATE. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 20 KT LATE.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME SW AHEAD 
OF FRONT THEN SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT BUILD TO 9 
FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
7 TO 10 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT. W OF FRONT W TO NW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT LATE.
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-082130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST SAT JAN 08 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT SHIFT NE 
TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 3 FT TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME S SUN  
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASE TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT BUILD TO 5 FT LATE.
.WED...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER BARNES/DGS