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FZNT24 KNHC 240911
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE JAN 24 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. 

GMZ089-241530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM 30N87W TO 26N97W WILL SHIFT 
N OF THE AREA TONIGHT ALLOWING SE RETURN FLOW TO INCREASE ACROSS 
THE GULF AS LOW PRES DEVELOPS OVER TEXAS. A COLD FRONT WILL 
ENTER THE NW GULF WED AND REACH FROM LOUISIANA TO THE BAY OF 
CAMPECHE THU AND FROM SW FLORIDA TO THE YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI 
BEFORE MOVING SE OF THE GULF SAT.

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GMZ080-241530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FT 
LATE TONIGHT. SCATTERED TSTMS N OF 29N.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
TO 20 KT LATE WED AND SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 10 KT LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-241530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT TONIGHT N OF 20N. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT 
N OF 23N TONIGHT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
TO 20 KT AND SHIFTING N BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 30 
KT BEHIND FRONT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
BUILDING 6 TO 9 FT BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-241530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 28N SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NE 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 28N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 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 DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 
15 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. 
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-241530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2012

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 27N S TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT IN 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA TONIGHT. 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 DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT S OF 
25N LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT S OF 25N LATE.
.FRI...S TO SW WINDS 15 KT BECOMING W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER