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FZNT24 KNHC 111530
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
930 AM CST MON DEC 11 2006

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

GMZ089-112130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST MON DEC 11 2006

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST CONTINUES TO 
PRODUCE STRONG NE WINDS OVER THE SE GULF. WINDS AND SEAS WILL 
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH MID WEEK AS THE HIGH PUSHES E AND 
WEAKENS. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFF THE TEXAS COAST 
TUE...THEN BRUSH ACROSS THE N GULF WATERS WED. HIGH PRES WILL 
BUILD IN BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THU. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE 
WILL DEVELOP OVER THE MIDDLE GULF WATERS FRI. 

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GMZ080-112130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST MON DEC 11 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL EXCEPT 5 TO 7 FT E OF 93W. 
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING N TO NE 10 TO 15 BEHIND 
FRONT LATE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT WITH E TO SE SWELL. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS SE OF FRONT.
.TUE NIGHT AND WED...NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
SCATTERED SHOWERS W PART.
.THU AND FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.

$$
GMZ082-112130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST MON DEC 11 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT WITH E SWELL...EXCEPT 2 TO 4 FT S OF 21N. 
.TUE...E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT...EXCEPT N NEAR MEXICAN COAST. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE NIGHT THROUGH FRI...N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT.

$$
GMZ084-112130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W
930 AM CST MON DEC 11 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...S OF 25N E OF 88W E WINDS 20 TO 25 
KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT. ELSEWHERE E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS S OF 25N.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO 9 
FT. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT.
.WED THROUGH FRI...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

$$
GMZ086-112130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W  
930 AM CST MON DEC 11 2006

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUE...S OF 26N E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 
6 TO 8 FT...EXCEPT TO 10 FT STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E WINDS 
15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT. N OF 25N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. N OF 25N E 
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.THU...E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.

$$
FORECASTER WILLIS/BERG