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FZNT24 KNHC 041501
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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. 

GMZ089-042130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST WED JAN 04 2012

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES MOVES S INTO THE NE GULF TONIGHT.  WEAK 
COLD FRONT ENTERS NW GULF LATE SAT AND EXTENDS FROM BILOXI 
MISSISSIPPI TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS ON SUN.

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GMZ080-042130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST WED JAN 04 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ082-042130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST WED JAN 04 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON 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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GMZ084-042130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST WED JAN 04 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...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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GMZ086-042130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST WED JAN 04 2012
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...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/DGS