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FZNT24 KNHC 140915
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI JAN 14 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. 

GMZ089-141530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST FRI JAN 14 2011

.SYNOPSIS...STRONG HIGH PRES CENTERED OVER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY 
EXTENDING SE AND E THIS MORNING WILL WEAKEN AND SHIFT SLOWLY E 
THROUGH SAT...ALLOWING WINDS AND SEAS TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE 
GULF. SE RETURN FLOW WILL ESTABLISH OVER WESTERN GULF THIS 
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL ESTABLISH 
ACROSS MOST OF THE N GULF MON AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT 
IN TEXAS. A LOW LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OUT 
AHEAD OF THE FRONT MON MORNING AND MOVE E ACROSS THE N GULF 
THROUGH TUE...WHILE A WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERS NW GULF TUE.

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GMZ080-141530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST TUE JAN 11 2011

.TODAY...W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E 
OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. PATCHY MORNING FOG W 
OF 95W.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E OF 94W E WINDS 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
10 TO 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING S TO SE 15 KT SUN. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...SE TO S 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 10 TO 15 KT W OF 93W. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...NW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-141530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
330 AM CST FRI JAN 14 2011

.TODAY...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 7 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. PATCHY 
MORNING FOG W OF 95W. 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 23N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. S OF 23N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-141530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST FRI JAN 14 2011

.TODAY...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N 
NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 
TO 7 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 
MON NIGHT AND W TO NW TUE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SW TO W TUE. SEAS 3 FT.

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GMZ086-141530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST FRI JAN 14 2011

.TODAY THROUGH SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT SAT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 
TO 5 FT SAT.
.SUN...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW LATE. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO W 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 
TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING