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FZNT24 KNHC 261521
OFFNT4

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST MON DEC 26 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. 

GMZ089-262130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST MON DEC 26 2011

.SYNOPSIS...STATIONARY FRONT TO 30N92W TO 18N94W.  REINFORCING 
SURGE MOVE STATIONARY FRONT E TONIGHT TO REACH FROM FLORIDA 
PANHANDLE TO E BAY OF CAMPECHE EARLY TUE AND E OF AREA LATE TUE 
NIGHT AS HIGH PRES BUILDS IN THROUGH REMAINDER OF FORECAST 
PERIOD.

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GMZ080-262130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST MON DEC 26 2011
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 KT 
INCREASING TO 25 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT 
TONIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING NE 10 KT 
LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT TUE NIGHT.
.WED AND THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING NE LATE WED 
THEN BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT LATE THU. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 1 FT LATE WED.
.FRI...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

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GMZ082-262130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST MON DEC 26 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT. E OF FRONT NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF FRONT 
VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT IN NW SWELL. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT 
LATE.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING SE FRI. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT.

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GMZ084-262130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST MON DEC 26 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT 
BECOMING S AT 25 KT EARLY TONIGHT THEN NW 25 TO 30 KT BEHIND 
FRONT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT BEHIND 
FRONT. S OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 10 KT BECOMING SW 15 KT TONIGHT. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...W OF FRONT W TO NW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT 
BECOMING NE 10 TO 15 KT TUE NIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 9 FT SUBSIDING TO 4 
FT TUE NIGHT. E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 
KT N OF 26N. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT N OF 25N 
LATE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT LATE.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT SHIFTING SE 
LATE THU. SEAS 1 TO 2 FT. S OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT 
SHIFTING E LATE THU. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-262130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST MON DEC 26 2011
 
.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT 
BECOMING S 20 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 6 FT 
LATE TONIGHT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 10 
TO 15 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E OF FRONT S TO SW WINDS 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
3 TO 5 FT. W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING N TO NE 
10 TO 15 KT LATE TUE NIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
NEAR FRONT.
.WED...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT N OF 25N 
LATE. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT LATE.
.THU AND FRI...N OF 25N N TO NE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING 
VARIABLE FRI. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 FT FRI. S OF 25N NE 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO NE FRI. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING 
TO 1 FT FRI.

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES