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FZNT24 KNHC 280321
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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. 

GMZ089-280930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST THU JAN 27 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER NW GULF ZONE DRIFT E TO SW FLORIDA 
THROUGH FRI.  HIGH PRES CROSS FLORIDA PENINSULA SAT THROUGH SUN 
NIGHT ALLOWING MODERATE TO FRESH S-SE BREEZE TO FLOW ACROSS 
ENTIRE GULF WATERS SUN THROUGH EARLY TUE.  COLD FRONT APPROACH 
TEXAS COAST TUE AND MOVE SE INTO NW GULF LATE TUE.

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GMZ080-280930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST THU JAN 27 2011

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

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GMZ082-280930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 PM CST THU JAN 27 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS W OF 92W.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E OF 94W NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING E FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. W OF 94W 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 KT W OF 94W LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-280930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST THU JAN 27 2011

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

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GMZ086-280930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST THU JAN 27 2011

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

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES