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FZNT24 KNHC 050918
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST THU JAN 05 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. 

GMZ089-051530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST THU JAN 05 2012

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OVER N GULF MOVE INTO CENTRAL GULF FRI 
THEN DRIFT E OVER WEEKEND AS WEAK COLD FRONT ENTERS NW GULF LATE 
SAT AND EXTEND FROM SW LOUISIANA TO BROWNSVILLE TEXAS SUN.  LOW 
PRES DEVELOPS OVER FAR WESTERN GULF MON AND MOVE NE WITH STRONG 
S WINDS AHEAD AND NEAR GALE FORCE NLY WINDS BEHIND FRONT. 

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GMZ080-051530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST THU JAN 05 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 TSTMS.
.SUN...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SE OF 
FRONT SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.MON...W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF 
FRONT S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ082-051530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST THU JAN 05 2012

.TODAY THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT W OF FRONT.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE.

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GMZ084-051530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST THU JAN 05 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 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 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-051530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST THU JAN 05 2012
 
.TODAY THROUGH FRI...N OF 26N NW TO N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES