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FZNT24 KNHC 130900
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI JAN 13 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. 

GMZ089-131530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
330 AM CST FRI JAN 13 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A FAST-MOVING COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM THE TAMPA 
BAY AREA TO THE W BAY OF CAMPECHE GULF WILL EXIT THE AREA THIS 
AFTERNOON. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING IN BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH 
SAT...THEN SHIFT E SUN AND MON WHILE ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES 
INTO THE NW GULF TUE.

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GMZ080-131530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 715 
330 AM CST FRI JAN 13 2012

.TODAY...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
27N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT N OF 28N. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 2 FT N OF 
28N.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
4 TO 7 FT. 
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N 20 TO 25 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. 

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GMZ082-131530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST FRI JAN 13 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISHING TO 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 TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E OF 96W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W 
OF 96W NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...E OF 96W E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 
96W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.MON...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 
21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. S OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-131530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST FRI JAN 13 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT N OF 27N TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT 
N OF 27N TONIGHT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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 EXCEPT TO 
9 FT 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...BUILDING TO 8 TO 
10 FT IN NE SWELL S OF 24N LATE.
.MON...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN E SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING SW JUST AHEAD 
OF FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-131530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 AM CST FRI JAN 13 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT N OF 27N TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT 
N OF 27N TONIGHT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...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...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
26N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING S TO SW LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER GR