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FZNT24 KNHC 272036
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
ISSUED BY NWS OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER WASHINGTON DC
430 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2015

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.

GMZ001-280900-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
430 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2015

.SYNOPSIS...MODERATE TO FRESH WINDS PREVAIL ACROSS THE EASTERN
GULF AND WILL VEER THROUGH WED NIGHT AS HIGH PRES ACROSS W 
CENTRAL GULF DRIFTS E AND NE. HIGH PRES OVER THE SE UNITED 
STATES WILL DOMINATE THE BASIN WED THROUGH THU WITH MODERATE 
RETURN FLOW ACROSS THE GULF. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL DROP INTO 
THE NORTHERN WATERS THU NIGHT...STALLING AND DISSIPATING ALONG 
28N THROUGH FRI NIGHT. MODERATE TO FRESH RETURN FLOW WILL 
DOMINATE THE BASIN SAT AND SAT NIGHT. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL 
APPROACH FROM THE NW SUN AND MOVE SE THROUGH THE WATERS SUN 
NIGHT. 

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GMZ011-013-280900-
NW GULF INCLUDING STETSON BANK-
N CENTRAL GULF INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS MARINE SANCTUARY-
430 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2015

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS LESS THAN 5 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...WINDS VEERING TO W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. 
 
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GMZ017-019-280900-
W CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N W OF 94W-
CENTRAL GULF FROM 22N TO 26N BETWEEN 87W AND 94W-
430 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2015

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W S TO SE 5 
TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT W OF 94W 1 TO 2 FT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W S TO SE 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT W OF 94W S TO SE 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 KT
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT. 
 

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GMZ023-025-280900-
SW GULF S OF 22N W OF 94W-
E BAY OF CAMPECHECLUDING CAMPECHE BANK-
430 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2015

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...INCREASING TO 10 TO
15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

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GMZ015-021-280900-
NE GULF N OF 25N E OF 87W-
E GULF FROM 22N TO 25N E OF 87WCLUDING STRAITS OF FLORIDA-
430 PM EST TUE JAN 27 2015

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED NIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU NIGHT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. 
 

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