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FZNT24 KNHC 160856
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST WED NOV 16 2011

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. 

GMZ089-161530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST WED NOV 16 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A WEAK FRONTAL TROUGH FROM 31N91W TO 25N95W WILL 
CONTINUE E TODAY BEFORE A STRONG REINFORCING COLD FRONT ENTERS 
THE NORTHERN GULF WATERS TONIGHT AND OVERTAKES IT. THE COLD 
FRONT WILL WILL PUSH S THU AND DISSIPATE OVER SE WATERS FRI. 
FRESH SE WINDS DOMINATE THE GULF OVER THE WEEKEND.

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GMZ080-161530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST WED NOV 16 2011

.TODAY...E OF FRONTAL TROUGH S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT. W OF FRONTAL TROUGH SW TO W WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH.
.TONIGHT...NW OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING N 20 
TO 25 KT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING 
TO 5 TO 7 FT BEHIND REINFORCING FRONT LATE. E OF FRONT NW WINDS 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE TO E WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.FRI AND SAT...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT W 
OF 93W SAT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.SUN...W OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF 
93W SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-161530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST WED NOV 16 2011

.TODAY...E OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. W 
OF 93W SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING VARIABLE LATE. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.TONIGHT...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 
5 TO 7 FT LATE EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FT N OF 22N LATE. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE. S OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
SHIFTING E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
TSTMS ALONG AND SE OF FRONT.
.SAT...N OF 22N W OF 92W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ084-161530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST WED NOV 16 2011

.TODAY...N OF 26N SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N 
SE TO S WINDS 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS NEAR FRONTAL TROUGH.
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 
WINDS 20 KT BEHIND FRONT LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 
FT BEHIND FRONT LATE. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT BECOMING NE WINDS 
20 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 5 
TO 7 FT LATE.
.SAT AND SUN...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-161530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST WED NOV 16 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT N OF 26N 
TONIGHT.
.THU AND THU NIGHT...N OF 26N SW TO W WINDS 10 KT BECOMING N TO 
NE WINDS 20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. 
S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT W OF 
FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS ALONG AND E OF FRONT.
.FRI...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SAT...E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN...N OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E 
WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT.

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FORECASTER SCHAUER