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

GMZ089-270330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST THU JAN 26 2012

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM MISSISSIPPI TO 20N97W WILL 
REACH FROM FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO YUCATAN PENINSULA LATE 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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GMZ080-270330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST THU JAN 26 2012

.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 AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING
TO 5 FT.
.MON AND TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.

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GMZ082-270330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST THU JAN 26 2012

.TONIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT 25 TO 30 KT S OF 
21N W OF 95W. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED TSTMS NE PART EARLY.
.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 AND SUN...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING
TO 5 FT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL.

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GMZ084-270330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST THU JAN 26 2012

.TONIGHT...S TO SW 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. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 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.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-270330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 PM CST THU JAN 26 2012
 
.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 AND SAT NIGHT...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.
.TUE...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.

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FORECASTER MUNDELL