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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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. 

GMZ089-270930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST WED JAN 26 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE FLORIDA STRAITS TO 
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL MOVE SE OF AREA EARLY THU. A RIDGE 
WILL EXTEND FROM SOUTHERN TEXAS TO TO SW FLORIDA THU THROUGH 
FRI. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MEANDER OVER THE CENTRAL GULF SAT...THEN 
SHIFT E OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA ON SUN ALLOWING SOUTHERLY FLOW TO 
DOMINATE THE ENTIRE GULF WATERS SUN NIGHT AND MON.

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GMZ080-270930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST WED JAN 26 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.THU THROUGH FRI...NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 3 TO 5 FT W OF 93W.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.SCATTERED 
SHOWERS W PART SUN.  

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GMZ082-270930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 PM CST WED JAN 26 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...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 AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-270930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST WED JAN 26 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN N SWELL.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT.  
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
24N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N PART MON.

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GMZ086-270930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST WED JAN 26 2011

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 24N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON