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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST TUE JAN 03 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. 

GMZ089-040930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST TUE JAN 03 2012

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH WINDS ACROSS THE SE HALF OF THE GULF WILL 
DIMINISH BY WED AS HIGH PRES MOVES S INTO THE GULF. A WEAK 
TROUGH ENTERS THE FAR NW GULF EARLY THU AND DISSIPATES FRI. 
ANOTHER COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW GULF LATE SAT AND EXTENDS FROM 
THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS SUN.

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GMZ080-040930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST TUE JAN 03 2012

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S LATE. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 95W NW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. E 
OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NE TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. E 
OF FRONT SW TO W 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ082-040930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST TUE JAN 03 2012

.TONIGHT...S OF 22N E OF 96W N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 
TO 10 FT. N OF 22N E OF 96W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E 
TO SE W OF 92W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 
FT LATE. W OF 96W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-040930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST TUE JAN 03 2012

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
S OF 26N AND BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT N OF 26N LATE. SEAS 8 
TO 12 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 26N LATE.
.WED...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN N SWELL.
.WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 
KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 
FT.
.FRI...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N SE 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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GMZ086-040930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST TUE JAN 03 2012
 
.TONIGHT...STRAITS OF FLORIDA N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 10 TO 13 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 10 FT LATE. 
ELSEWHERE N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT N OF 
26N LATE.
.WED...N OF 26N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N 
NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED NIGHT AND THU...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N NE 
TO E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER