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FZNT24 KNHC 172105
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST SAT DEC 17 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. 

GMZ089-180330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM NE FLORIDA SW TO 28N90W TO
26N95W THEN BECOMES STATIONARY TO TAMPICO MEXICO. THE COLD FRONT
WILL WEAKEN AS IT REACHES THE FAR SE GULF ON SUN...WHILE THE 
STATIONARY PORTION WILL LAG BEHIND OVER THE WESTERN GULF. STRONG
HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH SUN 
THEN SHIFT EASTWARD TO THE EASTERN GULF SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE 
AND WEAKEN. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW TO SET UP 
OVER THE WESTERN PORTION SUN AND SPREAD E ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF 
BY LATE MON. A SECOND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
EARLY TUE...THEN STALL FROM THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE WESTERN 
BAY OF CAMPECHE WED NIGHT AND THU.

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GMZ080-180330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT E OF 95W...AND 5 
TO 7 FT W OF 95W. VISIBILITIES BELOW 5 NM IN AREAS OF RAIN WITH
FOG.
.SUN...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 T. AREAS OF RAIN.
.SUN NIGHT AND MON NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 
8 FT.
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 
NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 
BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE TO E 10 TO 15 KT 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.THU...N OF 26N W OF 93W NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N 
OF 26N E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ082-180330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2011

...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED BEHIND FRONT N OF 23N LATE THU...
 
.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT 20 KT NEAR THE 
YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING...AND NW TO N 15 TO 20 KT BEHIND 
FRONT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
EXCEPT 15 TO 20 KT NEAR THE YUCATAN COAST THIS EVENING. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.SUN...S OF 24N W OF 94W NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 
FT. ELSEWHERE NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...N OF 21N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 
S OF 21N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.MON THROUGH TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND 
FRONT SHIFTING TO NW. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BECOMING
N 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO
6 TO 8 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N OF 20N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT 
BECOMING NW TO N 25 TO 30 KT AND 30 TO 25 KT N OF 23N LATE. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT BUILDING TO 8 TO 12 FT.  

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GMZ084-180330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF FRONT N TO NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
S OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 15 TO 20 KT.
SEAS 2 TO 3 FT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS
ALONG FRONT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 
20 TO 25 KT MON NIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT....BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT SHIFTING 
TO NW TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT BEHIND FRONT NW TO N 
10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.THU...N OF FRONT NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 
FRONT E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS
NEAR FRONT.

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GMZ086-180330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2011
 
.TONIGHT...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT S OF 24N 15 TO 20 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT N OF 24N...AND 3 TO 5 FT S OF 24N. ISOLATED
SHOWERS S OF 24N.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.MON AND MON NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT S OF 25N 
INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. 
.TUE...WINDS BECOMING SE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N OF 28N N TO NE
10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT S OF 28N...AND 1 TO 2 FT N OF 28N.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE