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FZNT24 KNHC 100834
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SAT DEC 10 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. 

GMZ089-101530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST SAT DEC 10 2011

.SYNOPSIS...NEW HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WILL BUILD IN THIS 
WEEKEND RESULTING IN INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. THE 
HIGH WILL THEN WEAKEN SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE ALLOWING FOR WINDS 
TO DIMINISH AND SEAS TO SUBSIDE. SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW WILL 
BECOME ESTABLISHED OVER THE W GULF WED AS THE HIGH SHIFTS TO THE 
NE.

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GMZ080-101530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST SAT DEC 10 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 
TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT 
IN NE SWELL IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT LATE SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 
TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE SUN NIGHT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE LATE. SEAS 4
TO 6 FT.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ082-101530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SAT DEC 10 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 
TO 25 KT N OF 24N. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL IN THE EVENING. S OF 22N E OF 95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL IN THE 
EVENING. S OF 22N W OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT 
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT SUN NIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT SUN NIGHT. S OF 23N W OF 96W 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. ELSEWHERE 
N TO NE WINS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL.
.MON...N OF 20N E OF 96W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 
FT. ELSEWHERE VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NE 
SWELL.
.TUE...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 21N. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT N OF 
21N LATE. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N AND 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N.

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GMZ084-101530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST SAT DEC 10 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 
KT N OF 25N. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT TONIGHT IN NE 
SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT 
IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 FT SUN NIGHT.
.MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE 
WINDS N OF 25N WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT S OF 
27N WED.

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GMZ086-101530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST SAT DEC 10 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 
TO 25 KT N OF 25N IN THE EVENING. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 5 
TO 8 FT IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.SUN THROUGH MON...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT MON.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA AT NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 25N AND 6 TO 9 
FT S OF 25N...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY