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FZNT24 KNHC 110854
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE JAN 11 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. 

GMZ089-111530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST TUE JAN 11 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT LIES FROM 27N83W TO 24N87W THEN 
STATIONARY TO 19N95W. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD FROM THE 
CENTRAL PLAINS SE ACROSS THE ENTIRE BASIN BY THIS AFTERNOON AND 
FORCE THE FRONT SE OF THE AREA BY WED MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS 
WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THU NIGHT AND FRI. SE RETURN FLOW 
BECOMES ESTABLISHED IN THE WESTERN GULF SAT.

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GMZ080-111530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 
PM CST SUN JAN 09 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 25 KT LATER THIS MORNING AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 
KT BY AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT THIS 
AFTERNOON AND 8 TO 12 FT TONIGHT IN NE SWELL. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE.  
SEAS 7 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. 
.FRI AND SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT 
EARLY SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ082-111530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
330 AM CST TUE JAN 11 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EARLY INCREASING TO 
20 TO 30 KT BY EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 14 FT IN 
NE SWELL TONIGHT.
.WED THROUGH THU...S OF 21N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT 
WITH HIGHER GUSTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 10 
TO 15 FT SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT LATE THU. ELSEWHERE N TO NE 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NE TO E 15 TO 20 KT LATE THU. SEAS 9 
TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE THU.
.FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO SE EARLY SAT. 
SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT LATE.

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GMZ084-111530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST TUE JAN 11 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 24N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 
TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL TONIGHT. S OF 24N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT BECOMING NE WINDS 10 KT BY AFTERNOON AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 
25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL 
TONIGHT. 
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN NE 
SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FT S OF 25N LATE.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 9 TO 
13 FT IN NE SWELL...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 8 TO 11 
FT S OF 26N LATE.
.FRI AND SAT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
SAT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 26N.

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GMZ086-111530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST TUE JAN 11 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 
TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL TONIGHT. S OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT 
EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 25N AND BECOMING NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED THROUGH THU...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 
KT LATE THU. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SAT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 5 TO 7 
FT IN NE SWELL S OF 26N.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER