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FZNT24 KNHC 151435
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT JAN 15 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. 

GMZ089-152130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST SAT JAN 15 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY 
EXTENDING S ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF WILL WEAKEN SLOWLY AND SHIFT 
E THROUGH SUN WITH FRESH SE RETURN FLOW PERSISTING OVER THE W 
GULF THROUGH SUN NIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF 
SUN NIGHT REACHING FROM THE TEXAS LOUISIANA BORDER TO JUST N OF 
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE BY MON MORNING...THEN REACHING FROM THE 
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE N YUCATAN COAST TUE MORNING. ANOTHER 
COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF TUE NIGHT QUICKLY REACHING 
FROM APALACHEE BAY FLORIDA TO THE NW YUCATAN COAST WED.

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GMZ080-152130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST SAT JAN 15 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT SUN...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW 
BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT 
SUN NIGHT. E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 
15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 95W 
THROUGH SUN MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.MON...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.

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GMZ082-152130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 AM CST SAT JAN 15 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 95W.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
5 TO 10 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 10 TO 15 KT 
BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT 
SUN NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 
10 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT N OF 21N. SCATTERED SHOWERS SE 
PORTION EARLY.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT E OF 
FRONT AND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-152130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST SAT JAN 15 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN 
NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE 
SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT W 
TO NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-152130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST SAT JAN 15 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 
3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO 
SE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N LATE.
.TUE...SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT...THEN 
BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.WED...SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY