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FZNT24 KNHC 230309
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SUN JAN 22 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. 

GMZ089-230930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT ENTER NW GULF EARLY MON AND WEAKEN  
THROUGH TUE.  SE RETURN FLOW INCREASES LATE TUE AND WED AHEAD OF 
DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER TEXAS AS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVES  
OFF SE COAST WED NIGHT.  FRONT REACH FROM SE LOUISIANA TO BAY OF 
CAMPECHE LATE THU AND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO YUCATAN 
CHANNEL LATE FRI.

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GMZ080-230930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT LATE.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 
10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT W OF 96W 
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.FRI...NW WINDS DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ082-230930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012

.TONIGHT...E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
W OF 96W SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 25 TO 
30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT BEHIND 
FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ084-230930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012

.TONIGHT...N OF 28N S WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N E TO 
SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 26N.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING S THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT BUILD TO 9 FT THU. SCATTERED TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT THU.
.FRI...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT. E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-230930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012

.TONIGHT...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES