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FZNT24 KNHC 120249
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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. 

GMZ089-120930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST TUE JAN 11 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SW FLORIDA NEAR NAPLES TO CENTRAL 
BAY OF CAMPECHE WILL MOVE S-SE OVERNIGHT AND WED AND EXIT THE 
GULF WED NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD FROM THE CENTRAL 
PLAINS SE ACROSS THE BASIN BEHIND THE FRONT TO PRODUCE FRESH TO 
STRONG N TO NE WINDS THROUGH THU MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY 
WEAKENING THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRES WILL SETTLE ALONG THE N GULF 
COASTS SAT AND SUN.

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GMZ080-120930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 930 
PM CST SUN JAN 09 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 
25 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT. 
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 
TO 11 FT. 
.THU NIGHT... NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT W OF 
94W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT W OF 95W.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-120930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 PM CST TUE JAN 11 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 
KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE W OF 96W. SEAS BUILDING 9 
TO 15 FT IN NE SWELL. SE OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF 
DENSE FOG TONIGHT.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING 8 TO 11 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...E OF 94W E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 FT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-120930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST TUE JAN 11 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 
TO 12 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. AREAS OF DENSE FOG.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT 
IN NE SWELL BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FT S OF 27N.
.THU...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 12 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 
3 TO 5 FT S OF 27N.
.SUN...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-120930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST TUE JAN 11 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT. S OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT. AREAS OF DENSE COASTAL FOG S OF FRONT.
.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.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT TO 6 
FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.SUN...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 
26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING