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

GMZ089-050330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST WED JAN 04 2012

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES MOVES S INTO THE NE GULF TONIGHT. A WEAK 
COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW GULF LATE SUN AND EXTENDS FROM SW 
LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS MON.

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GMZ080-050330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST WED JAN 04 2012

.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 THROUGH SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-050330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST WED JAN 04 2012

.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.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-050330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST WED JAN 04 2012

.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 AND FRI NIGHT...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.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-050330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST WED JAN 04 2012
 
.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 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS 
OF FLORIDA TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU.
.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.
.FRI NIGHT AND 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.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER DGS