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FZNT24 KNHC 170251
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST FRI DEC 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. 

GMZ089-170930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST FRI DEC 16 2011

.SYNOPSIS...COLD FRONT FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO WILL 
STALL TONIGHT AND DISSIPATE OVER THE WEEKEND. HIGH PRES RIDGE 
BUILDS ACROSS THE AREA SUN AND MOVES E MON AS ANOTHER COLD FRONT 
MOVES OFF THE TEXAS COAST MON NIGHT INTO TUE MORNING AND EXTENDS 
FROM SE LOUISIANA TO TAMPICO MEXICO TUE EVENING AND FROM FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO BAY OF CAMPECHE WED.

$$
GMZ080-170930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST FRI DEC 16 2011

.TONIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SUN...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 T.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E 
OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN SE SWELL.

$$
GMZ082-170930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST FRI DEC 16 2011
 
.TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT 
NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENING. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN...W OF 95W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. E OF 
95W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON...N OF 21N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. S OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING NW BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 
4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. E OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.

$$
GMZ084-170930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST FRI DEC 16 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT S OF 25N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT LATE. 
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. E OF 
FRONT SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-170930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST FRI DEC 16 2011
 
.TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 
26N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT INCREASING TO 15 
TO 20 KT S OF 25N LATE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT S OF 25N.  
SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.

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FORECASTER GR