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FZNT24 KNHC 212113
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM 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. 

GMZ089-220330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT NEAR THE TEXAS COAST WILL STALL 
AND DRIFT N OF THE AREA LATER TONIGHT. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL 
REACH THE NW GULF EARLY MON AND WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE 
NORTHERN GULF MON THROUGH TUE. SE RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE TUE 
AND WED AHEAD OF DEVELOPING LOW PRES IN S TEXAS AND LOUISIANA. A 
THIRD COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST THU.

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GMZ080-220330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2012

.TONIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 5 TO 10 KT BEHIND
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 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 5 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...S TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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GMZ082-220330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 3 FT. N OF 23N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...N OF 20N SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S 
OF 20N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-220330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2012

.TONIGHT...N OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 
25N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 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 TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...N OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 20 KT BECOMING NW 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-220330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 PM CST SAT JAN 21 2012

.TONIGHT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT LATE.
SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 
26N E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL