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FZNT24 KNHC 050249
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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. 

GMZ089-050930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST WED JAN 04 2012

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER THE NE GULF MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL 
GULF THU AND FRI BEFORE RETREATING E OVER THE WEEKEND AS A WEAK 
COLD FRONT ENTERS THE NW GULF LATE SUN. THIS FRONT WILL EXTEND 
FROM SW LOUISIANA TO NEAR BROWNSVILLE TEXAS MON.

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GMZ080-050930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST WED JAN 04 2012

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT S TO SW WINDS N OF 
27N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...W OF 95W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. E OF 95W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.FRI THROUGH SAT...W OF 93W S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
E OF 93W S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS.
.SUN AND MON...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT. S OF FRONT SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ082-050930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST WED JAN 04 2012

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-050930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 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 TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-050930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 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 N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT THU.
.THU NIGHT AND FRI...N OF 25N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S 
OF 25N. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT N OF 25N AND 3 
TO 5 FT S OF 25N.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER