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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SUN JAN 22 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. 

GMZ089-230330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NW GULF EARLY MON AND 
WEAKEN AS IT CROSSES THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH TUE. SE RETURN 
FLOW INCREASES TUE AND WED AHEAD OF DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER 
TEXAS. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW WILL MOVE OFF THE 
TEXAS COAST OVERNIGHT WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM SE 
LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THU EVENING AND FROM THE 
FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI EVENING.

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GMZ080-230330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN BECOMING 
S TO SW THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT LATE TONIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 
10 TO 15 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT W OF 94W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS N PART.
.WED...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW TO N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 
5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG 
FRONT.
.FRI...NW WINDS DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ082-230330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012

.TONIGHT...S OF 23N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 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 AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT 
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDE TO 4 
TO 7 FT. 

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GMZ084-230330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
N TO NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING S THU. SEAS 4 TO 7 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS AHEAD OF FRONT THU.
.FRI...WINDS BECOMING W TO NW 15 TO 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 
7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 

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GMZ086-230330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 PM CST SUN JAN 22 2012

.TONIGHT...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 AND TUE NIGHT...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 TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING W TO NW 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT...BECOMING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT. 

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FORECASTER AL