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FZNT24 KNHC 232117
OFFNT4

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

GMZ089-240330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST MON JAN 23 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF 
THROUGH TUE. SE RETURN FLOW WILL INCREASE TUE NIGHT AND WED AS 
LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER TEXAS. A COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE TEXAS 
COAST WED NIGHT...EXTEND FROM LOUISIANA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE THU 
NIGHT...FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI NIGHT 
AND MOVE SE OF THE GULF SAT.

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GMZ080-240330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST MON JAN 23 2012

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. SE 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT W OF 96W 
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS N PART.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 20 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-240330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST MON JAN 23 2012

.TONIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND FRONT.
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.FRI AND SAT...NW TO N WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-240330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST MON JAN 23 2012

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 27N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-240330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 PM CST MON JAN 23 2012

.TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...N OF 27N SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. 
S OF 27N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...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 W TO NW BEHIND FRONT 
LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL