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FZNT24 KNHC 251459
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST TUE JAN 25 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. 

GMZ089-252130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST TUE JAN 25 2011

.SYNOPSIS...1008 MB LOW PRES NEAR 29N92W WITH COLD FRONT FROM  
THE LOW TO 21N97W. THE LOW WILL MOVE INLAND THIS EVENING WITH 
COLD FRONT FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE 
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM FORT MYERS FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN 
CHANNEL WED MORNING AND E OF THE AREA WED AFTERNOON. HIGH PRES 
WILL BUILD FROM W TO E ACROSS THE GULF THU THROUGH SAT.

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GMZ080-252130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST TUE JAN 25 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E OF COLD FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 
TO 30 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. W OF COLD FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONTS.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 T 4 FT WED NIGHT.
.THU AND FRI...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT FAR W PORTION
BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT FRI. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT.
.SAT...W OF 94W WINDS BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. E OF 94W WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.

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GMZ082-252130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 AM CST TUE JAN 25 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 23N E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS BUILDING 7 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 KT N OF 
21N LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT 
SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT THU.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W BECOMING E TO SE.
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IN NE SWELL...AND 2 TO 3 FT BY LATE AFTERNOON.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ084-252130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST TUE JAN 25 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 25N E OF COLD FRONT SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 
25 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITHIN 120 NM OF COLD 
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N W OF COLD FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 
TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS HIGHER IN AND NEAR SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF COLD FRONT.
.TONIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT N OF 
26N. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT IN NW SWELL.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-252130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST TUE JAN 25 2011

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

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FORECASTER SCHAUER/DGS