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FZNT24 KNHC 190316
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM 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. 

GMZ089-190930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST WED JAN 18 2012

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM 29N83W TO 25N90W TO 23N98W REACH 
FROM TAMPA TO 24N95W LATE TONIGHT AND STALL.  REMNANTS OF FRONT 
LIFT QUICKLY N LATE THU AS SECOND COLD FRONT MOVE OFF TEXAS 
COAST FRI THEN STALL OVER NW WATERS SAT.  REMNANTS OF SECOND 
COLD FRONT LIFT N OF AREA SUN.  THIRD COLD FRONT MOVE SE INTO NW 
GULF MON.

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GMZ080-190930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST WED JAN 18 2012
 
.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N TO NW 10 KT BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.   
.SUN...S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.

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GMZ082-190930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST WED JAN 18 2012

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT W  
OF 97W THU NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILD TO 6 FT W OF 95W LATE THU 
NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 96W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-190930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 PM CST WED JAN 18 2012
 
.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SE LATE THU. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  FEW 
SHOWERS.
.THU NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. FEW SHOWERS N OF 27N.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT 
FRI NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4  
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-190930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 PM CST WED JAN 18 2012

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT NW TO N 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING SE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. S OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS ALONG FRONT. 
.THU NIGHT...N OF 26N S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 FT.
S OF 26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES