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FZNT24 KNHC 221326
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT JAN 22 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. 

GMZ089-222130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL MOVE OVER THE 
CENTRAL AND E GULF TODAY AND TONIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN FROM 
THE NW. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS IN THE W GULF SUN AHEAD 
OF A COLD FRONT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM S LOUISIANA TO THE SW 
BAY OF CAMPECHE MON MORNING THEN WEAKENS AS IT SLOWLY MOVES E OF 
THE AREA LATE TUE. A WEAK TROUGH DEVELOPS IN THE SW GULF WED 
WITH HIGH PRES BUILDING IN ELSEWHERE.

$$
GMZ080-222130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
SHIFTING TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT 
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. NW OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ082-222130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING E TO 
SE 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 
FT TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOME NW TO N 20 
TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT 
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF 
FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. NW 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.  
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT W OF 
TROUGH. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
 
$$
GMZ084-222130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING 
E 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT TO 9 FT NEAR THE
YUCATAN CHANNEL THIS AFTERNOON...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N 
TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
S OF 26N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 26N AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 
26N.
.MON...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. N OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS N OF 26N LATE.
.TUE...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 
25 KT N OF 26N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 
6 FT N OF 26N. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N 15 TO 
20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$
GMZ086-222130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST SAT JAN 22 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING 
NE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 
3 TO 6 FT N OF 25N TONIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN
NW SWELL S OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT SUN NIGHT...AND 2 TO 4 
FT N OF 25N SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT SUN NIGHT. 
.MON...VARIABLE WINDS 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD 
OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.

$$
FORECASTER LEWITSKY