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FZNT24 KNHC 080859
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN JAN 08 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. 

GMZ089-081530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST SUN JAN 08 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRES ALONG 26N WILL PERSIST THROUGH 
TODAY. A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF MON REACHING FROM SW 
LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE MORNING THEN FROM THE 
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN PENINSULA WED MORNING...MOVING E 
OF THE GULF LATE WED.

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GMZ080-081530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST SUN JAN 08 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO S TO 
SW AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING W TO NW 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. W 
OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...E OF 94W W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 
94W VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 
2 TO 3 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-081530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SUN JAN 08 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 
1 TO 3 FT S OF 21N...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT TONIGHT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
10 TO 15 KT AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT 
BEHIND FRONT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 
21N...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W 
OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...E OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. W OF 
94W E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-081530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST SUN JAN 08 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N 
OF 25N AHEAD OF FRONT...THEN SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 
FRONT N OF 27N W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 
KT LATE. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. W OF FRONT S OF 27N NW WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 
4 TO 5 FT LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE 
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-081530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST SUN JAN 08 2012
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 26N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N 
OF 26N AND 4 TO 5 FT S OF 26N.
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW 20 TO 25 KT N OF 
27N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N LATE.
.WED...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO W TO NW BEHIND 
FRONT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT...THEN SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT 
LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N SE 
TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER GR