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FZNT24 KNHC 040921
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED JAN 04 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. 

GMZ089-041530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST WED JAN 04 2012

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH WINDS ACROSS SE QUARTER OF GULF DIMINISH TODAY 
AS HIGH PRES MOVES S INTO GULF.  WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERS NW GULF 
LATE SAT AND EXTENDS FROM BILOXI MISSISSIPPI TO BROWNSVILLE 
TEXAS ON SUN.

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GMZ080-041530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST WED JAN 04 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. SEAS 2 TO 3 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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GMZ082-041530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST WED JAN 04 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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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GMZ084-041530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST WED JAN 04 2012

.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT 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 5 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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GMZ086-041530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST WED JAN 04 2012
 
.TODAY...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.
.TONIGHT 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 NW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 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 WALLY BARNES