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FZNT24 KNHC 070322
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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. 

GMZ089-070930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST FRI JAN 06 2012

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NEAR 26N84W 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 SW 
LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO TUE MORNING...THEN FROM THE FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO THE N YUCATAN PENINSULA WED MORNING...MOVING E OF 
THE GULF LATE WED. 

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GMZ080-070930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST FRI JAN 06 2012

.TONIGHT...W OF 94W S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO 
SE TO S SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 15 TO 20 KT 
AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W 
OF FRONT W TO 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.
.WED...W OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
94W W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-070930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST FRI JAN 06 2012

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT SUN. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 
SUN. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NW HALF TONIGHT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 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 S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N 
OF 21N. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 15 LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 
LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E LATE. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE.

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GMZ084-070930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST FRI JAN 06 2012

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S 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. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...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 
3 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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.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 W OF FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W 
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT S OF 25N. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-070930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST FRI JAN 06 2012
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT 
EXCEPT 4 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.TUE...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 KT LATE. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER