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FZNT24 KNHC 052121
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST THU JAN 05 2012

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. 

GMZ089-060330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST THU JAN 05 2012

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NEAR 27N89W WILL SHIFT E THROUGH SAT WITH 
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW EXPANDING FROM THE W TO THE CENTRAL GULF. 
A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF MON REACHING FROM SE 
LOUISIANA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE MORNING...THEN FROM 
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO NORTHERN YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE TUE. 
LOW PRES MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE FRONT ON 
MON WITH STRONG TO NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT.

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GMZ080-060330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST THU JAN 05 2012

.TONIGHT...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E 
OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF 93W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.MON...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW 
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 
7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 94W LATE. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ082-060330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST THU JAN 05 2012

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING 
TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN.
.MON...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT W 
OF 94W LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT W OF 94W 
LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ084-060330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST THU JAN 05 2012

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N W TO NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE 
LATE. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT EXCEPT TO 
4 FT NEAR YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO
20 KT SUN. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SUN.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. W OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 
9 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-060330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST THU JAN 05 2012
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S 
OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
SE TO S FRI NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT 
SHIFTING TO E TO SE FRI NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT S OF 26N SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY