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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
715 AM CST THU JAN 12 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. 

GMZ089-121530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
715 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT ACROSS SE PORTION WILL STALL AND WEAKEN 
THROUGH TONIGHT. A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS JUST ALONG THE TEXAS 
COAST. THIS FRONT QUICKLY REACH FROM NEAR THE MOUTH OF THE 
MISSISSIPPI RIVER SW TO THE WESTERN BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE THIS
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON...AND EXIT THE GULF ON FRI. GALE 
FORCE WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR BEHIND THE FRONT OVER THE SW GULF 
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH POSSIBLE BRIEF GUSTS IN THE 
FAR W PORTION OF THE NW GULF. STRONG HIGH PRES WILL BUILD ACROSS 
THE GULF THROUGH SUN.

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GMZ080-121530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 715 
AM CST THU JAN 12 2012

.TODAY...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN THE MORNING
...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FT W OF 94W AND TO 6 TO 9 FT E OF 94W IN
THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING N TO NE 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 2O KT...DIMINISHING TO 
10 TO 15 KT FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT 
FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N VARIABLE 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...EXCEPT N OF 28N 1 TO 2 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ082-121530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
715 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012

...GALE WARNING...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT
BECOMING NW TO N AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
...EXCEPT BEHIND BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 21N W OF 
95W NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 
8 FT FRI NIGHT. ISOLATED SHOWERS S PART.
.SAT...E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 
95W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 
95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.MON...N OF 23N W OF 94W SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
6 TO 8 FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-121530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
715 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SW TO W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT
BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FT. S OF 25N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT LATE AND N 15 TO 20 KT 
TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS S PART.
.SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN 
CHANNEL.
.SUN...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...HIGHEST NEAR 
YUCATAN CHANNEL.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ086-121530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
715 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT 
BEHIND FRONT BECOMING NW 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 26N W 
TO NW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISHING TO 
10 TO 15 KT N OF 26N FRI NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 
TO 5 FT N OF 26N FRI NIGHT.
.SAT...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N...AND 
5 TO 8 FT S OF 25N.

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FORECASTER GR/AGUIRRE