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FZNT24 KNHC 271528
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
1030 AM CDT WED APR 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. 

GMZ089-272130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE ALONG 28N WILL SHIFT E OF GULF THROUGH 
TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO A COLD FRONT THAT MOVES OFF THE TEXAS 
THIS MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO 
THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU...THEN DISSIPATE FROM NAPLES FLORIDA TO 
THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI. HIGH PRES WILL MOVE EASTWARD ACROSS 
NORTH WATERS FRI AND SAT ALLOWING SE RETURN FLOW TO SET UP OVER 
THE WESTERN GULF. THE NEXT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH OFF
THE TEXAS COAST SUN NIGHT.

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GMZ080-272130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER SE
PORTION DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE AND BECOMING NW TO N
15 TO 2O KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT...HIGHEST E OF 94W.
ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT OVER 
FAR E PORTION E OF FRONT S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT EARLY. SEAS 
7 TO 10 FT...HIGHEST E. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR E PART
EARLY.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE TO E 
10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 
TONIGHT.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ082-272130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
1030 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
...AND SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 30 KT EARLY TONIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 
8 FT N OF 22N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 22N.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...WINDS SHIFTING TO N TO NE 20 TO 25 KT 
THROUGHOUT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT THU NIGHT...EXCEPT OVER 
FAR SE PORTION
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT OVER FAR SE PORTION 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO
2 TO 4 FT THU NIGHT.
.FRI...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
22N WINDS BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW 
SWELL.
.SAT AND SUN...WINDS BECOMING SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT.

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GMZ084-272130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W   
1030 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...
EXCEPT N OF 25N W OF 87W 8 TO 10 FT. 
.TONIGHT...S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. N 
OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR NE PORTION BECOMING
NW LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N 
PORTION LATE.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 
NW OF FRONT NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON
AND BECOMING NE 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 
6 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...WINDS NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT AND SUN...WIND BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT...AND INCREASING TO
15 TO 20 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-272130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
1030 AM CDT WED APR 27 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS
4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 27N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 27N E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...
EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS
2 TO 4 FT FROM 25N TO 27N...AND SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT S OF 25N.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS FAR N PORTION E OF FRONT THU. 
ISOLATED SHOWERS OR TSTMS ELSEWHERE ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED 
SHOWERS S OF 27N.
.SAT...WINDS BECOMING E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S OF 28N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 
28N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE