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FZNT24 KNHC 181445
OFFNT4
OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
ISSUED BY OCEAN PREDICTION CENTER/OFB WASHINGTON DC
930 AM CST WED JAN 18 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. 

GMZ089-2130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO  
930 AM CST WED JAN 18 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT FROM NW FLORIDA TO 27N92W TO 23N98W WILL 
REACH FROM TAMPA BAY TO 24N95W THEN S TO THE CENTRAL BAY OF CAMPECHE 
TONIGHT...THEN BRIEFLY STALL OVER THE SE GULF WATERS EARLY THU. 
REMNANTS OF THE FRONT WILL LIFT QUICKLY N LATER THU AND FRI IN 
ADVANCE OF THE NEXT COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
AND IMMEDIATELY STALL OVER THE NW WATERS ON SAT. REMNANTS OF THIS 
SECOND FRONT WILL LIFT N OF AREA SUN AS SOUTHERLY FLOW RETURNS OVER 
THE ENTIRE GULF OF MEXICO.

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GMZ080-182130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST WED JAN 18 2012
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING 
TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SE OF FRONT SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N SWELL. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO NW 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 3 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.  
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-182130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST WED JAN 18 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 
20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT BEHIND 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN N 
SWELL. SE OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEARLY FRONT.
.THU...NW OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S 
OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 
.THU NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...N OF 22N W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-182130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST WED JAN 18 2012
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. S OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
S OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE THU 
AFTERNOON. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS CENTRAL WATERS.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. A FEW SHOWERS NORTHERN
WATERS.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT FRI 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-182130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 AM CST WED JAN 18 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING NW TO 
N 10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 5 
TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT. 
.THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING E TO SE LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT. 
.THU NIGHT...N OF 26N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS NEAR CALM. 
S OF 26N E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. 
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT OR LESS.

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FORECASTER SCOVIL