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FZNT24 KNHC 280258
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 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. 

GMZ089-280930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST FRI JAN 27 2012

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT EXTENDING FROM 26N81W TO NE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA WILL BECOME STATIONARY LATE TONIGHT...THEN WEAKEN SAT 
AND SAT NIGHT. STRONG HIGH PRES BUILDING N OF THE AREA ACROSS 
THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. THIS WEEKEND WILL THEN PUSH THE WEAKENING 
FRONT A LITTLE S TO VICINITY W CUBA AND YUCATAN CHANNEL SUN. THE 
HIGH WILL BRING FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS TO THE EASTERN GULF SUN 
AND MON. SLY RETURN FLOW WILL THEN SET UP OVER THE NW GULF LATE 
MON THROUGH WED.

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GMZ080-280930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST FRI JAN 27 2012

.TONIGHT...E OF 93W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN NW 
SWELL. W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING N TO NE 15 TO 2O KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT SAT NIGHT. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE SUN 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT SE PART SUN NIGHT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 20 KT W OF 95W 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 
95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT.
 
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GMZ082-280930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST FRI JAN 27 2012

.TONIGHT...E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE 
SWELL. W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT 
BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT SAT NIGHT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 9 FT N OF 22N E OF 93W SUN NIGHT.
.MON...N OF 21N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 
FT. N OF 21N W OF 95W WINDS E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  E OF 
95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 
FT S OF 21N.

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GMZ084-280930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 PM CST FRI JAN 27 2012

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 
TO 4 FT N OF 27N.
.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 BUILDING TO 9 FT S OF 26N SUN NIGHT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-280930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 PM CST FRI JAN 27 2012
 
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN NW 
SWELL. SE OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG 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 7 FT.
.MON...NE WINDS 2O TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 26N 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT N OF 26N AND 7 TO 9 FT S OF 26N. 
.TUE...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 
FT N OF 27N. 

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FORECASTER GR