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FZNT24 KNHC 201519
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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. 

GMZ089-202130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 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 COAST LATE SAT...THEN DRIFTS 
N OF THE AREA SAT NIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NW GULF 
SUN NIGHT...REACHING FROM 30N86W TO 23N98W MON MORNING...BEFORE 
STALLING FROM W CENTRAL FLORIDA TO S TEXAS BY EARLY TUE...BEFORE 
LIFTING N AND BECOMING DIFFUSE LATE TUE. 

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GMZ080-202130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING S TO SW 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT.
.SUN...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW LATE BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-202130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...W OF 94W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. E OF 
94W SE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-202130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT ENTIRE AREA. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ086-202130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. 
.TUE...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 27N 
NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN