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FZNT24 KNHC 291531
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SUN JAN 29 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. 

GMZ089-292130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
930 AM CST SUN JAN 29 2012

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT FROM FLORIDA KEYS TO NE YUCATAN 
PENINSULA DISSIPATE TONIGHT.  STRONG HIGH PRES CENTER OVER NE 
TEXAS MOVE E THROUGH MON NIGHT ALLOWING FOR SLY RETURN FLOW TO 
SET UP OVER WESTERN GULF ZONES THROUGH THU.  WEAK COLD FRONT  
APPROACH FAR NW WATERS THU.

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GMZ080-292130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS 
NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST SUN JAN 29 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 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...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT IN SE SWELL.
.THU...N WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT.
 
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GMZ082-292130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SUN JAN 29 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 
25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT TONIGHT.
.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 NE WINDS 5 TO 
10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...N OF 21N E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN 
NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE NE 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 NE LATE THU. 
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ084-292130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST SUN JAN 29 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT.
.TONIGHT...S OF 26N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
N OF 26N N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.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 BUILDING 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 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN N TO NE SWELL.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.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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GMZ086-292130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W
930 AM CST SUN JAN 29 2012

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS S OF 26N.   
.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 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. 
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT 
THU. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT THU.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES