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FZNT24 KNHC 231501
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SUN JAN 23 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. 

GMZ089-232130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST SUN JAN 23 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE NW GULF COASTAL WATERS 
TONIGHT AND STALL THROUGH MON EVENING. A STRONGER COLD FRONT 
WILL PUSH OFF TEXAS MON NIGHT AND MERGE WITH THE FIRST 
FRONT...REACHING FROM A 1002 MB LOW NEAR PENSACOLA BAY TO THE 
WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE EVENING. HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS 
THE BASIN WED AND THU FORCING THE FRONT SE OF THE AREA LATE WED 
MORNING.

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GMZ080-232130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST SUN JAN 23 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
E TO SE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 FT W OF 95W 
TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 
FT MON NIGHT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.TUE...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 
TO 4 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ082-232130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 AM CST SUN JAN 23 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NW.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE OF FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 22N E OF 95W MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT 
N OF 23N TUE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. NW OF FRONT NW TO N 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 7 TO 9 
FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ084-232130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST SUN JAN 23 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT E 
TO SE WINDS W OF 87W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 25N AND 5 TO 7 FT S OF 
25N SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 15 
TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON 
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NW PORTION MON NIGHT.
.TUE...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 
30 KT N OF 26N IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 
7 FT N OF 26N IN THE AFTERNOON. NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 
30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL LATE. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
GMZ086-232130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST SUN JAN 23 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT TONIGHT. S OF 25N NE TO E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 
8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT TONIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT S OF 
26N MON NIGHT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD 
OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT IN NW SWELL BEHIND FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT 
IN NW SWELL LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

$$
FORECASTER SCHAUER/DGS