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FZNT24 KNHC 300256
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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. 

GMZ089-300930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST SAT JAN 29 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE E CENTRAL GULF WATERS WILL SHIFT 
E OF THE AREA EARLY SUN ALLOWING SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP 
ACROSS THE WEST HALF OF THE GULF. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL 
INCREASE AND SPREAD E ACROSS ENTIRE GULF MON NIGHT IN ADVANCE OF 
A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE. THE FRONT WILL SLOW 
OVER THE SE WATERS WED THEN MOVE SE OF AREA THU NIGHT.

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GMZ080-300930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
930 PM CST SAT JAN 29 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. 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...SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO N 25 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD 
OF FRONT.
.WED AND THU...N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT.

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GMZ082-300930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
930 PM CST SAT JAN 29 2011

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 
KT N PART MON NIGHT THEN SHIFTING TO N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED AND THU...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 KT. SEAS 11 TO 
18 FT. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 

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GMZ084-300930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST SAT JAN 29 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.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 TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING TO NW BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.WED AND THU...SE OF FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
NW OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 11 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-300930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST SAT JAN 29 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 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 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.  SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. S OF 
FRONT S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER NELSON