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FZNT24 KNHC 202130
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST THU JAN 20 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. 

GMZ089-210330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST THU JAN 20 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT OVER THE FAR NW GULF WILL EXTEND FROM 
NORTHERN FLORIDA TO THE E BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY FRI AND MOVE E 
OF AREA EARLY SAT. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE 
W ZONES SUN IN ADVANCE OF SECOND COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS 
COAST LATE SUN NIGHT REACHING FROM E LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO 
MON AFTERNOON AND STALL FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE TUE. 

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GMZ080-210330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST THU JAN 20 2011

.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILD TO 10 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NE 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE FRI DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N 
SWELL SUBSIDE TO 3 FT LATE FRI NIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE LATE SAT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME S WINDS TO 25 KT AHEAD 
OF FRONT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 8 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT.  
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-210330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
330 PM CST THU JAN 20 2011

...GALE WARNING W OF 94W...

.TONIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW 
WINDS TO 35 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 11 FT 
BEHIND FRONT. ELSEWHERE NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT BUILD TO 
7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...S OF 23N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISH TO 
20 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOME NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. ELSEWHERE N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDE TO 5 
FT LATE.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFT E LATE. 
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N AT 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOME NW 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILD TO 9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 23N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 
23N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N 
E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT N OF 21N AND 1 TO 
3 FT S OF 21N. 

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GMZ084-210330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST THU JAN 20 2011

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SW 15 TO 20 KT AHEAD 
OF FRONT AND NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. NW OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISH TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 
TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.
NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT 
N OF 23N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDE TO 2 FT N OF 26N SAT NIGHT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME SE 20 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-210330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST THU JAN 20 2011

.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILD TO 6 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI NIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF FRONT SW TO W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS. SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISH TO 10 KT LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDE TO 2 FT N OF 26N LATE.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFT SW LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER AL