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FZNT24 KNHC 210853
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 AM CST MON NOV 21 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. 

GMZ089-211530-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO 
330 AM CST MON NOV 21 2011

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRES RIDGE N OF THE AREA WILL PERSIST THROUGH 
TONIGHT AND MAINTAIN FRESH WINDS ACROSS THE SE GULF...AND FRESH 
SE RETURN FLOW OVER THE NW GULF. THE RIDGE WILL SHIFT E TUE 
AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING OFF THE TEXAS COAST TUE NIGHT. THE 
FRONT WILL EXTEND FROM THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA TO 25N95W TO 
VERACRUZ MEXICO BY WED EVENING. THE FRONT WILL STALL AND BECOME 
DIFFUSE OVER THE WESTERN GULF THROUGH THU...WHILE MOVING S 
ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF AND REACHING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY 
FRI.

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GMZ080-211530-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W 
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
330 AM CST MON NOV 21 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 
TO 6 FT. E OF 95W SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING S TO SW 
WINDS 5 TO 10 KT LATE. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. E OF 
FRONT W TO NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED 
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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GMZ082-211530-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W
330 AM CST MON NOV 21 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NE OFF 
YUCATAN COAST LATE TUE. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E 
OF FRONT E TO NE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS 
AND ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...W OF 95W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. E OF 
95W E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT. 

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GMZ084-211530-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 AM CST MON NOV 21 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. S OF 25N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 
4 TO 6 FT.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.WED...W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. N 
OF 25N E OF FRONT SW WINDS 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N 
NE TO E WINDS 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
ISOLATED TSTMS ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.FRI...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. S OF 
25N E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ086-211530-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 AM CST MON NOV 21 2011

.TODAY AND TONIGHT...N OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 
TO 4 FT. S OF 25N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT EXCEPT TO 
8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA.
.TUE AND TUE NIGHT...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 
.WED...N OF 25N SW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING W TO NW LATE 
BEHIND FRONT. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. S OF 25N E TO SE WINDS 5 TO 10 KT 
SHIFTING NE LATE. SEAS 2 TO 3 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS 
ALONG FRONT.
.THU...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.FRI...NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. 

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FORECASTER CHRISTENSEN