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FZNT24 KNHC 200922
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST FRI JAN 20 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. 

GMZ089-201530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

.SYNOPSIS...MAINLY MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL 
CONTINUE AHEAD OF WEAK COLD FRONT MOVING OFF TEXAS COAST SAT. 
THE FRONT STALLS OVER THE NW GULF WATERS LATE SAT...THEN DRIFTS 
N OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW GULF 
SUN NIGHT...REACHING FROM 31N86W TO 22N95W TO 18N95W MON 
EVENING. THE SOUTHERN PORTION WILL DISSIPATE AS THE REMAINDER OF 
THE FRONT MOVE E OF THE AREA ON TUE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW COMES 
BACK TO THE GULF TUE.

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GMZ080-201530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S OF 27N W OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SE 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT N OF 28N 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-201530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 21N W OF 94W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT. ELSEWHERE SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-201530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 4 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.

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GMZ086-201530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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 SCHAUER