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FZNT24 KNHC 190839
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU JAN 19 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. 

GMZ089-191530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST THU JAN 19 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL TROUGH EXTENDING FROM SW FLORIDA TO SE 
TEXAS WILL MOVE N TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL 
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST AND IMMEDIATELY STALL OVER NW WATERS 
SAT...THEN DRIFT N OF AREA SAT NIGHT. A THIRD COLD FRONT WILL 
MOVE SE INTO NW GULF SUN NIGHT...REACHING FROM THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO SE TEXAS MON...AND STALL EARLY MON NIGHT FROM THE 
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO....THEN DRIFT N LATE MON NIGHT.

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GMZ080-191530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST THU JAN 19 2012
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS .
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART FRI.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.   
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.

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GMZ082-191530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST THU JAN 19 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 
KT TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILD 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N PART THIS MORNING. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-191530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST THU JAN 19 2012
 
.TODAY...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING TO SE TO S LATE.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  A 
FEW SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. A FEW SHOWERS 
N OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NE 15 KT BEHIND 
FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

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GMZ086-191530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 AM CST THU JAN 19 2012

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE N OF 27N. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS CENTRAL WATERS ALONG FRONT. 
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT. S OF 26N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT 
BEHIND FRONT LATE MON NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT MON NIGHT.

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FORECASTER NELSON