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FZNT24 KNHC 121523
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
930 AM CST SAT NOV 12 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. 

GMZ089-122130-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
930 AM CST SAT NOV 12 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A RIDGE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF REMAINS IN PLACE 
THROUGH TUE WHEN A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. THE COLD 
FRONT MOVES THROUGH WATERS N OF 27N LATE TUE THROUGH WED. FRESH 
SOUTHERLY RETURN FLOW IS EXPECTED IN THE NW GULF SAT THROUGH TUE 
AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.

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GMZ080-122130-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
930 AM CST SAT NOV 12 2011

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

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GMZ082-122130-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
930 AM CST SAT NOV 12 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 
TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT. E OF 95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. 
SEAS 4 TO 6 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 TO SE 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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GMZ084-122130-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
930 AM CST SAT NOV 12 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 
KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING 
E TO SE 15 TO 20 KT TONIGHT. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT IN E SWELL. 
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT IN 
NE SWELL. 
.MON...N OF 25N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
25N 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. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...N OF 27N VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING E TO SE 10 KT 
LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 
FT.

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GMZ086-122130-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
930 AM CST SAT NOV 12 2011

.THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUN NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 
15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA. 
.MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT TO 20 KT IN STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT N OF 26N AND 4 TO 6 FT S OF 26N EXCEPT 
TO 7 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TUE...N OF 26N SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT SHIFTING S TO SW LATE. 
SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 
FT. 
.WED...N OF 27N N TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 27N E 
WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT.

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FORECASTER GR