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FZNT24 KNHC 282104
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SAT JAN 28 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. 

GMZ089-290330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE 
YUCATAN PENINSULA DISSIPATES SUN.  HEALTHY 1030 MB HIGH PRES 
BUILDS ACROSS GULF THROUGH TUE AND BRING FRESH TO STRONG NE TO E 
BREEZE ACROSS E HALF OF GULF DIMINISHING WED AND THU.  LIGHT TO 
MODERATE E-SE BREEZE OVER WATERS W OF 90W CONTINUE THROUGH THU.

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GMZ080-290330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 KT BECOMING E AT 15 KT SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT N OF 
27N AND TO 8 FT IN E SWELL S OF 27N.
.TUE...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
 
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GMZ082-290330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...E OF 93W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT IN 
NE SWELL. W OF 93W NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. N OF 21N W OF 95W WINDS E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4  TO 6 FT. 
E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-290330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT S OF 26N LATE. ISOLATED SHOWERS 
S OF 25N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT S 
OF 26N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 10 FT S OF 26N SUN 
NIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT.
S OF 28N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-290330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 
15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
ISOLATED SHOWERS S OF 26N.
.MON...N OF 28N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. S OF 28N 
NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES