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FZNT24 KNHC 210313
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST FRI JAN 20 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. 

GMZ089-210930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

.SYNOPSIS...WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES OFF TEXAS COAST SAT...STALLS 
OVER NW GULF COAST LATE SAT...THEN DRIFTS N OF AREA SAT NIGHT.  
SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW GULF LATE SUN...REACHES FROM 
30N86W TO 23N98W EARLY MON...STALLS FROM W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO S 
TEXAS EARLY TUE...BEFORE LIFTING N BECOMING DIFFUSE LATE TUE.  
SE RETURN FLOW INCREASES ACROSS GULF TUE...AHEAD OF DEVELOPING 
LOW PRES SHIFTING FROM S TEXAS TO LOUISIANA LATE TUE AND WED. 
STRONG N WINDS FOLLOW TRAILING COLD FRONT OVER FAR WESTERN GULF 
THROUGH LATE WED.

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GMZ080-210930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012
 
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT. 

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GMZ082-210930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
E OF 94W SE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT.
.WED...N OF 20N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  S OF 20N 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-210930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5. S OF 27N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING NW LATE. SEAS 5 TO 
7 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LES. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-210930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 PM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
SW N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...S OF 27N SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N SE 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES