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FZNT24 KNHC 240310
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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. 

GMZ089-240930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST MON JAN 23 2012

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM 29N90W TO 26N97W DISSIPATE 
TONIGHT.  SE RETURN FLOW INCREASE TUE NIGHT AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS 
OVER TEXAS.  COLD FRONT REACH ENTER NW GULF WED AND REACH FROM 
LOUISIANA TO BAY OF CAMPECHE LATE THU AND FROM FLORIDA BIG BEND 
TO YUCATAN CHANNEL LATE FRI THEN SE OF GULF SAT.

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GMZ080-240930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST MON JAN 23 2012

.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SE OF FRONT SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT W OF 90W 
TUE NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE TUE NIGHT.  
SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 29N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...S TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED 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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GMZ082-240930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 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...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-240930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 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 NW BEHIND FRONT LATE. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NEAR FRONT.
.FRI...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. E OF 
FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-240930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 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 SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 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. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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FORECASTER BARNES