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FZNT24 KNHC 192127
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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. 

GMZ089-200330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST THU JAN 19 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE WILL DOMINATE THE GULF WATERS TONIGHT AND 
FRI WITH INCREASING SLY RETURN FLOW. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL 
MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST AND IMMEDIATELY STALL OVER NW WATERS 
SAT...THEN DRIFT N OF AREA SAT NIGHT. ANOTHER 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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GMZ080-200330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST THU JAN 19 2012
 
.TONIGHT...S TO SW 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 AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT IS SE SWELL. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-200330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST THU JAN 19 2012

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 22N 
W OF 96W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE AT 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
22N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-200330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST THU JAN 19 2012
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S 
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 
20 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NEAR 
THE YUCATAN PENINSULA AT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. 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.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-200330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 PM CST THU JAN 19 2012

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

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FORECASTER GR