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FZNT24 KNHC 061431
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST FRI JAN 06 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. 

GMZ089-062130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST FRI JAN 06 2012

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NEAR 27N87W WILL SHIFT E THROUGH SAT WITH 
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW EXPANDING FROM THE W TO THE CENTRAL GULF. 
A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF MON REACHING FROM SE 
LOUISIANA TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE BY TUE MORNING THEN 
FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE N YUCATAN PENINSULA BY LATE 
TUE NIGHT. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT.

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GMZ080-062130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST FRI JAN 06 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF 94W S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 92W.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 
TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ082-062130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST FRI JAN 06 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS W OF 92W THIS AFTERNOON.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 3 FT S OF 21N 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO S TO SW 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ084-062130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST FRI JAN 06 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N SW TO W WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. FROM 25N TO 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 
1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT 
SAT NIGHT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN.
.MON...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N 
OF 25N E OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT E OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-062130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST FRI JAN 06 2012
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT
BECOMING S TO SW TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 
FT N OF 25N.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY