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FZNT24 KNHC 272112
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST FRI JAN 27 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. 

GMZ089-280330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST FRI JAN 27 2012

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 26N82W TO NE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA REACH FROM STRAITS OF FLORIDA TO NE YUCATAN PENINSULA 
TONIGHT...STALL AND WEAKEN THROUGH SAT NIGHT.  STRONG HIGH PRES 
1030 MB BUILD N OF AREA ACROSS SE U.S. SAT AND PUSH WEAKENING 
FRONT S OVER CUBA SUN AND BRING FRESH TO STRONG NE BREEZE TO 
GULF E OF 90W SUN AND MON.  FRESH SLY RETURN FLOW SETS OVER NW 
GULF LATE MON THROUGH WED.

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GMZ080-280330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST FRI JAN 27 2012

.TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W OF 
93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT LATE. 
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT W OF 95W 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND WED...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 
FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
 
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GMZ082-280330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST FRI JAN 27 2012

.TONIGHT...E OF 95W NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. 
W OF 95W E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS SE 
PART.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...N OF 21N E OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. N OF 21N W OF 94W WINDS E TO SE 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND WED...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
E OF 95W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-280330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
330 PM CST FRI JAN 27 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 
KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25  
KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT AND TO 9 FT S OF 26N LATE.
.MON...S OF 28N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
S OF 28N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.TUE AND WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT IN E 
SWELL. N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ086-280330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
330 PM CST FRI JAN 27 2012
 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 
KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 
KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT LATE.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. N OF 26N 
NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. N OF 26N SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES