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FZNT24 KNHC 120312
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 PM CST FRI NOV 11 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. 

GMZ089-120930-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 PM CST FRI NOV 11 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES BUILD ACROSS ENTIRE BASIN AND FORCES FRESH 
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW W OF 93W SAT THROUGH TUE AHEAD OF COLD 
FRONT WHICH ENTERS GULF WATERS LATE TUE.

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GMZ080-120930-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 PM CST FRI NOV 11 2011

.TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NE SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT LATE.
.SAT THROUGH MON...W OF 95W S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT 
BUILDING TO 8 FT MON. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S 
WINDS 15 KT SUN. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT MON.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING W TO NW BEHIND FRONT. 
SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.WED...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT IN SE SWELL.

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GMZ082-120930-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 PM CST FRI NOV 11 2011

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E TO SE W OF 95W 
LATE. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT IN N SWELL SUBSIDING 5 TO 8 FT LATE.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 22N W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 
20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. ELSEWHERE E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 
TO 7 FT.
.MON...SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.TUE...N OF 21N W OF 96W N TO NE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 
FT. ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING E LATE. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 21N E OF 94W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. 
ELSEWHERE SE TO S WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.  

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GMZ084-120930-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 PM CST FRI NOV 11 2011

.TONIGHT...N OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN 
NE SWELL. S OF 27N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 8 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 
FT IN E SWELL. N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT IN NE SWELL. N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT.
.MON...N OF 26N SE WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO 
SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.TUE...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING S TO SW N OF 26N LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.   

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GMZ086-120930-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 PM CST FRI NOV 11 2011

.TONIGHT...NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT. 
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 
6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. N OF 26N E WINDS 10 
TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT SUBSIDING TO 2 FT BY SUN NIGHT.
.MON AND TUE...S OF 26N E WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
N OF 26N SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.
.WED...N OF 26N S TO SW WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 26N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. 

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FORECASTER WALLY BARNES