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FZNT24 KNHC 230921
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON JAN 23 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. 

GMZ089-231530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL ENTER THE NW GULF THIS MORNING AND 
WEAKEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COASTAL PLAIN 
THROUGH TUE. SE RETURN FLOW INCREASES LATE TUE AND WED AHEAD OF 
DEVELOPING LOW PRES OVER TEXAS. ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL 
MOVE OFF SE COAST WED NIGHT. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM PENSACOLA 
FLORIDA TO THE BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE THU AND FROM NAPLES FLORIDA 
TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE FRI.

$$
GMZ080-231530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...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...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING 15 TO 20 KT TUE 
NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 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 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$
GMZ082-231530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 
23N W OF 96W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT N OF 23N W 
OF 95W LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT N OF 23N LATE.  
.WED AND THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NW WINDS 
25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT BEHIND 
FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 
TO 5 FT LATE. 

$$
GMZ084-231530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012
 
.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING 
NE BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 
KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONT 
THU.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

$$
GMZ086-231530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 27N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT. 
S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT BEHIND FRONT. 

$$
FORECASTER SCHAUER