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FZNT24 KNHC 200316
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST THU JAN 19 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. 

GMZ089-200930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST THU JAN 19 2012

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES CENTER OVER FLORIDA MAINTAINS MODERATE SE 
TO S BREEZE ACROSS MOST OF GULF WATERS THROUGH FRI WITH RETURN 
FLOW W OF 95W INCREASING TO FRESH BREEZE AHEAD OF WEAK COLD 
FRONT MOVING OFF TEXAS COAST SAT.  FRONT STALLS OVER NW GULF 
WATERS LATE SAT...THEN DRIFT N OF AREA SAT NIGHT.  SECOND COLD 
FRONT MOVE INTO NW GULF SUN NIGHT...REACHING FROM FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO SE TEXAS MON...AND STALL EARLY MON NIGHT FROM 
FLORIDA BIG BEND TO NE MEXICO...THEN DRIFT N LATE TUE.

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GMZ080-200930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST THU JAN 19 2012
 
.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS .
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT SUN NIGHT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SE OF FRONT 
SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-200930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST THU JAN 19 2012

.TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 22N 
W OF 96W. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...N OF 22N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
22N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-200930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 PM CST THU JAN 19 2012
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...N OF 26N S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 15 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-200930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 PM CST THU JAN 19 2012

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT.
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES