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FZNT24 KNHC 210908
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SAT JAN 21 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. 

GMZ089-211530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE JUST OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
AND STALL BEFORE DRIFTING N OF THE AREA TONIGHT. A SECOND COLD 
FRONT MOVES INTO THE NW GULF LATE SUN NIGHT AND REACHES FROM 
DESTIN FLORIDA THROUGH 25N93W TO 19N96W MON EVENING BEFORE 
LIFTING N AND BECOMING DIFFUSE LATE TUE. SE RETURN FLOW 
INCREASES ACROSS THE GULF TUE AHEAD OF DEVELOPING LOW PRES 
SHIFTING FROM S TEXAS TO LOUISIANA LATE TUE AND WED.

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GMZ080-211530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO SW WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT BY AFTERNOON AND BECOMING N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT AND SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 
4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT. 

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GMZ082-211530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS TO 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 
TO 2 FT. N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 1 TO 3 
FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT.
.WED...N OF 20N SE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.  S OF 20N 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-211530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S TO 
SW WINDS 10 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N SE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 27N S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 28N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW LATE. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2 TO 
3 FT. 
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-211530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2012

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
SW N OF 28N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. S OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 27N NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...S OF 27N SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. N OF 27N SE 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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FORECASTER SCHAUER