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FZNT24 KNHC 290250
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST SAT JAN 28 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. 

GMZ089-290930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS TO NW 
YUCATAN PENINSULA WILL DISSIPATE THROUGH SUN. STRONG HIGH PRES 
MOVING E ACROSS THE N GULF STATES WILL BRING FRESH TO STRONG NE 
TO E WINDS TO MUCH OF THE REGION SUN THROUGH MON. SLY RETURN 
FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE NW GULF LATE MON THROUGH WED.

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GMZ080-290930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING E TO SE 
W OF 95W SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...E OF 93W SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. W OF 93W 
SE 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN E SWELL.
.THU...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING N TO NE LATE. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.
 
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GMZ082-290930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012

.TONIGHT... N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT E OF 93W SUN EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT E 
OF 93W SUN NIGHT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 21N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 21N W OF 95W VARIABLE 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 21N E TO SE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NW 20 KT W OF 95W. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.TUE...N OF 21N E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN 
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN 
NE SWELL. 
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING N TO NE LATE 
THU. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-290930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 
25N. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT S OF 26N SUN NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 
FT S OF 26N SUN NIGHT.
.MON...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 
.MON NIGHT...N OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.  
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-290930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 PM CST SAT JAN 28 2012

.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS S OF 25N. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.  
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT. 
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 27N AND 6 
TO 8 FT S OF 27N. 
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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FORECASTER GR