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FZNT24 KNHC 110832
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST SUN DEC 11 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. 

GMZ089-111530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST SUN DEC 11 2011

.SYNOPSIS...FRESH TO STRONG NE WINDS ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF THE 
GULF WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF THE WEEK AS 
HIGH PRES N OF THE AREA WEAKENS AND SHIFTS E. SOUTHERLY RETURN 
FLOW WILL SET UP OVER THE W GULF LATE TUE INTO WED AS THE HIGH 
CONTINUES TO SHIFT E. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
THU WHERE IT WILL WEAKEN AND STALL.

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GMZ080-111530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST SUN DEC 11 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 
TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING 
TO 4 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON THROUGH TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 KT SHIFTING TO E TO SE MON 
NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.THU...SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

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GMZ082-111530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST SUN DEC 11 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 23N W OF 94W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT 
BECOMING E TO SE 10 TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN NE 
SWELL SUBSIDING TO 6 TO 8 FT TONIGHT. 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 EXCEPT TO 20 KT NEAR YUCATAN COAST IN THE 
EVENING. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT IN NE SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...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 INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT NE 
PART LATE. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT N OF 21N. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 21N. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 21N AND 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.

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GMZ084-111530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST SUN DEC 11 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO 
E AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT IN NE SWELL SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 7 
FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.TUE...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 5 
TO 8 FT LATE.
.WED...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 7 FT LATE.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT.

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GMZ086-111530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST SUN DEC 11 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...FROM 25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT S OF 25N. SCATTERED SHOWERS N PART.
.TUE AND WED...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT TO 25 KT IN 
STRAITS OF FLORIDA AT NIGHT. WINDS SHIFTING TO E TO SE NORTH OF 
26N WED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT N OF 26N AND 6 TO 9 FT S OF 
26N...HIGHEST IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.THU...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT 
SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT LATE. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 6 TO 8 FT.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY