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FZNT24 KNHC 040836
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN DEC 04 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. 

GMZ089-041530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST SUN DEC 04 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE OVER THE GULF WATERS WILL RETREAT 
EASTWARD LATE SUN. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
INTO THE NW GULF MON MORNING. THE FRONT WILL REACH FROM SOUTHERN 
LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO MON EVENING THEN EXTEND FROM THE 
FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE TUE EVENING. THE FRONT WILL 
WEAKEN AS IT MOVES SE OF THE GULF THU. 

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GMZ080-041530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST SUN DEC 04 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 
.MON AND MON NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT W OF 
FRONT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. E OF FRONT SE TO S WINDS DIMINISH 10 TO 
15 KT...THEN BECOME VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG AND NEAR FRONT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 
FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING N TO NE AND DIMINISH TO 10 
TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 6 FT THU 
NIGHT.

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GMZ082-041530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SUN DEC 04 2011

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED W OF 95W TUE AND WED...

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 20N.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NW TO N 
20 TO 25 KT BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT 
BEHIND FRONT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.TUE AND WED...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 9 TO 12 FT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT IN N SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.    
.THU...N TO NE WINDS DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT N 
OF 21N...AND 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL S OF 21N. 

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GMZ084-041530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST SUN DEC 04 2011

.TODAY THROUGH MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT...SUBSIDE TO 4 TO 7 FT MON NIGHT.
.TUE...N OF 24N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...BECOME N 10 TO 15 KT 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT W OF FRONT. SEAS BUILDING 
TO 6 TO 8 FT W OF FRONT. E OF FRONT VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 
.THU...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT THU 
NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT. 

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GMZ086-041530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST SUN DEC 04 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.TUE...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. S OF 
25N NE TO E WINDS DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 
3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT...BECOMING NW TO N 20 TO 25 KT 
BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT 
BEHIND FRONT WED NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.THU...N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KT THU NIGHT. 
SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. 

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FORECASTER AL