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FZNT24 KNHC 160839
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON JAN 16 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. 

GMZ089-161530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
330 AM CST MON JAN 16 2012

.SYNOPSIS...SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL CONTINUE IN ADVANCE OF A 
COLD FRONT ENTERING THE NW GULF TUE NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND 
FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NW BAY OF CAMPECHE WED...FROM TAMPA 
BAY TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT...THEN STATIONARY 
OVER THE SOUTHERN WATERS THU...AND MOVING N ON THU NIGHT INTO 
FRI.

$$
GMZ080-161530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST MON JAN 16 2012
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NW PORTION.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NW TO N
15 TO 20 KT BEHIND FRONT AND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG 
FRONT.
.WED...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 27N AND 3 
TO 5 FT IN E SWELL S OF 27N.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ082-161530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST MON JAN 16 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT E TO SE 
OVER WATERS S OF 22N E OF 93W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...E OF 95W E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 22N AND 2 TO 3
FT S OF 22N. W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.FRI...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. ELSEWHERE N OF 20N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 20N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

$$
GMZ084-161530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W  
330 AM CST MON JAN 16 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
IN E SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER N PORTION.
.WED...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT WED NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SE OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S OVER NW WATERS 
THU NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
GMZ086-161530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
330 AM CST MON JAN 16 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NW TO N 15 TO 
20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 
4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
25N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

$$
FORECASTER NELSON