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FZNT24 KNHC 130837
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST TUE DEC 13 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. 

GMZ089-131530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST TUE DEC 13 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES NE OF THE AREA WILL SHIFT SE ALLOWING FOR 
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW OVER THE W GULF TO SPREAD TO THE SE TO 
ACROSS ALL OF THE GULF BY WED NIGHT. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL 
ENTER THE NW GULF WATERS THU NIGHT...REACHING FROM SE LOUISIANA 
TO NE MEXICO ON FRI WHERE IT WILL STALL OUT AND DISSIPATE BY 
LATE FRI.

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GMZ080-131530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST TUE DEC 13 2011

.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING TO 
SE TO S WED. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.THU AND FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS NEAR 
FRONT.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.

$$
GMZ082-131530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST TUE DEC 13 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 22N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
22N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT NE TO E 
WINDS S OF 22N E OF 93W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 
21N.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE TO E WINDS S OF 22N E 
OF 94W. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT N TO NE 15 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT W OF 95W. 
SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FT W OF 95W.

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GMZ084-131530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST TUE DEC 13 2011

.TODAY...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS N OF 23N.
.TONIGHT...FROM 22N TO 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED AND WED NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.THU AND FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE TO E 
LATE FRI. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT FRI.
.SAT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ086-131530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST TUE DEC 13 2011

.TODAY THROUGH WED NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING 
TO 20 TO 25 KT S OF 26N TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT BUILDING TO 6 TO 
9 FT IN E SWELL S OF 26N TONIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS N OF 25N.
.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 E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FT LATE.
.FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING NE TO E 5 TO 
10 KT LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT.
.SAT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT EXCEPT 1 TO 3 
FT N OF 26N.

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FORECASTER LEWITSKY