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FZNT24 KNHC 261524
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST WED JAN 26 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. 

GMZ089-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST WED JAN 26 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT TAMPA FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
MOVE E OF AREA LATER TODAY.  HIGH PRES BUILD IN ITS WAKE FROM W 
TO E ACROSS GULF THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-262130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 AM CST WED JAN 26 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 
10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 KT SAT. 
SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-262130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 AM CST WED JAN 26 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 10 TO 15 
KT N OF 21N LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT EXCEPT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N 
OF 22N IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-262130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST WED JAN 26 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF 24N NW TO N WINDS 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. S OF 24N N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-262130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST WED JAN 26 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. WINDS AND SEAS 
MAY BE HIGHER IN SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.
.THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 27N W WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 27N NE WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...S OF 27N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 
5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES