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FZNT24 KNHC 272111
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST THU JAN 27 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. 

GMZ089-280330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST THU JAN 27 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTERED ACROSS S TEXAS EXTENDING EASTWARD 
TO SW FLORIDA WILL PREVAIL THROUGH FRI. HIGH PRESSURE WILL DRIFT 
E AND CROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA SAT THROUGH SUN EVENING 
ALLOWING SOUTHERLY FLOW TO DOMINATE THE ENTIRE GULF WATERS SUN 
THROUGH EARLY TUE. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE TEXAS COAST ON 
TUE AND MOVE SE INTO THE NW WATERS LATE TUE.

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GMZ080-280330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST THU JAN 27 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI...W OF 94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
2 FT OR LESS. E OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E OF 92W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT BECOMING SE TO S 10 TO 15 KT SAT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING 3 TO 4 
FT. W OF 92W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SE 15 TO 20 KT 
SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 5 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS W PART SUN.  
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING N 20 KT BEHIND COLD 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT.

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GMZ082-280330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
330 PM CST THU JAN 27 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E 10 KT SW PORTIONS 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS W OF 95W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. W OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT W OF 94W 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-280330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST THU JAN 27 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
BECOMING NW FRI.  SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N PART MON.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-280330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST THU JAN 27 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
N TO NE S OF 26N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 24N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 
FT. S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 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.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING