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FZNT24 KNHC 261520
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST THU JAN 26 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. 

GMZ089-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST THU JAN 26 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 30N91W TO 20N97W WILL 
REACH FROM MOBILE BAY TO YUCATAN PENINSULA TONIGHT... FROM SW 
FLORIDA TO YUCATAN CHANNEL FRI NIGHT...THEN WEAKEN FROM FLORIDA 
KEYS TO YUCATAN CHANNEL SAT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF THE 
AREA ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. THIS WEEKEND WILL BRING FRESH 
TO STRONG NE WINDS TO THE EASTERN GULF SUN AND MON.

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GMZ080-262130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST THU JAN 26 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.
.FRI..N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NW SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ082-262130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST THU JAN 26 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 9 FT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N 
OF 22N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 22N. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED 
TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.FRI...N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL.
.FRI NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT EXCEPT E TO SE WINDS 10 KT 
W OF 95W. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ084-262130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST THU JAN 26 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING W TO 
NW 20 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND 
SCATTERED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.FRI...NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT INCREASING TO 10 
TO 15 KT LATE SAT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON...NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.

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GMZ086-262130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 AM CST THU JAN 26 2012
 
.THIS AFTERNOON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI AND FRI NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING NW TO N 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL