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FZNT24 KNHC 292107
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SAT JAN 29 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. 

GMZ089-300330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST SAT JAN 29 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE CENTRAL GULF WILL SHIFT E TO THE 
FLORIDA PENINSULA BY SUN MORNING...ALLOWING MODERATE TO FRESH 
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP ACROSS THE WEST HALF OF GULF. 
FLOW WILL INCREASE OVER THE ENTIRE GULF TUE AS DEEPENING LOW 
PRES AND AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT APPROACH SE TEXAS COAST. THE 
FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE NW GULF LATE TUE AFTERNOON AND REACH 
FROM NEAR PENSACOLA TO VERACRUZ BY WED MORNING THEN STALL FROM 
NEAR TAMPA BAY TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE THU MORNING.

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GMZ080-300330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST SAT JAN 29 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT THEN DIMINISHING 
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S TO SW WINDS AHEAD 
OF FRONT...SHIFTING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 
BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT AHEAD OF FRONT AND 7 TO 9 FT IN MIXED WIND 
WAVES BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITHIN 90 NM SE 
OF FRONT.
.WED...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 
13 FT IN N SWELL.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT N TO NE NEAR COLD FRONT. SEAS 
7 TO 11 FT IN N SWELL.

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GMZ082-300330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
330 PM CST SAT JAN 29 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E 
OF 94W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E NEAR THE YUCATAN 
COAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT NE PART MON NIGHT...SHIFTING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT NW 
PORTIONS LATE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT NE PART 
TUE...AND 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT LATE TUE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING 8 TO 
14 FT. S OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 10 TO 15 FT IN N SWELL.

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GMZ084-300330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST SAT JAN 29 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE 
TO WINDS 5 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT LATE.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING S WINDS...THEN SHIFTING NW 
TO N 20 KT BEHIND FRONT ACROSS NW PORTIONS LATE. SEAS BUILDING 6 
TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.WED...SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. NW OF 
FRONT N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.THU...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SE 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT IN N SWELL.

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GMZ086-300330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST SAT JAN 29 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EARLY SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT LATE. 
S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 15 KT GRADUALLY VEERING E LATE. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 20 TO 25 KT AHEAD 
OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 5 TO 8 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 
26N.
.WED...SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 
10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 3 FT. NW OF FRONT 
NW WINDS 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.THU...N OF FRONT E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. S OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.

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FORECASTER STRIPLING